The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

M.0946
Nocturne; black and red - Back Canal, Holland

Nocturne; black and red - Back Canal, Holland

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1883/1884
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1902.159a-b
Medium: watercolour
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 8 5/8-8 11/16 x 11 1/8" (219-221 x 283 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: v.: '02.159A / Top / 22 / No 11 / K' in unknown hands

Date

Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland dates from 1883/1884.

Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art
Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art

This work is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 946).

Images

Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art
Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art

Subject

Site

Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art
Nocturne; black and red – Back Canal, Holland, Freer Gallery of Art

The precise site has not been identified but is in the city of Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands.

Technique

Technique

See technical details in Whistler in Watercolour, Freer|Sackler, Washington, 2019, website.

History

Provenance

Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 946).

Exhibitions

By the terms of Freer's will, this work can not be lent to another venue.

Bibliography

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