Violett [Note?] … Die Rückkehr der Fischerboote

James McNeill Whistler, um 1885

This painting shows a tan beach with four people looking out towards a calm sea. The people are painted with small blotches of black, red, blue, and gray paint. Far from the shore, sailboats can be seen on the water near the high horizon line, where the gray-blue water blends in with a blue sky filled with soft, diffused clouds. The brushstrokes are light and fluid, painting the different shapes with little detail. The off-white paper below is visible in many places.
Künstler
James McNeill Whistler
Datierung
um 1885
Gattung
Zeichnung
Technik
watercolor on paperboard
Maße
21,2 × 12,7 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

This painting shows a tan beach with four people looking out towards a calm sea. The people are painted with small blotches of black, red, blue, and gray paint. Far from the shore, sailboats can be seen on the water near the high horizon line, where the gray-blue water blends in with a blue sky filled with soft, diffused clouds. The brushstrokes are light and fluid, painting the different shapes with little detail. The off-white paper below is visible in many places.

James McNeill Whistler