Marsh in Zeeland

c. 1900

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a low-angle view of a landscape with fields stretching into the distance. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, blending with the sky. Some architectural structures can be seen along the horizon, including a dome and other silhouettes hinting at a town or cityscape. The brushstrokes are soft and washed, with a watercolor technique providing a loose texture. The color palette includes muted greens and browns for the foreground, while the background has soft grays and blues. In the foreground field, a figure stands, adding scale to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.92 × 25.24 cm (5 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.509

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 1995, no. 1618

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Parmelee, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1949

  • James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut, 1949.

1953

  • Expatriates—Whistler, Cassatt, Sargent, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York, 1953.

1976

  • Whistler: The Later Years, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1976.

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 74, no. 464.

1995

  • MacDonald, Margaret F. James McNeill Whistler: Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours: A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995, pp. 581-582, no. 1618.

Wikidata ID

Q64580673

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