Titles

Stormy Sea is a descriptive title. Whistler's original title is unknown.

Description

A seascape: grey clouds over a stormy sea. The waves on the sea is dark greenish grey, the paper being left unpainted where the light catches the breaking waves. At left, a small boat is indicated with four or five brushstrokes. Along the horizon a small, pointed brush picks out a few details, a building, a spire, and, at right, a couple of boats, and possibly a jetty or pier, blurred by mist or rain.

Site

Unknown. It is clearly a coastal scene. It could be Pourville or Dieppe, or the Dutch coast.