The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1176
The Sands, Boulogne
Date
The Sands, Boulogne dates from 25 August 1888, when Alan Summerly Cole (1846-1934) wrote in his diary, 'At Boulogne met J and his wife on the sands ... J. sketching on sands.' 1
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1176).
Images
The Sands, Boulogne, Whereabouts Unknown
Subject
Site
Boulogne-sur-mer is on the French coast some 40 km south of Calais.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
Unknown.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1176) as 'The Sands, Boulogne'.
Notes:
1: Copy by R. B. Philip, GUL MS Whistler NB6, p. 220.