Violet [Note?]...The Return of the Fishing Boats
James McNeill Whistler, c. 1885
- Митець
- James McNeill Whistler
- Датування
- c. 1885
- Тип
- Drawing
- Техніка
- watercolor on paperboard
- Розміри
- 21.2 × 12.7 cm
- Колекція
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Ліцензія
- Суспільне надбання, CC0
Опис зображення
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.