DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Sailboats in Blue Water

c. 1899-1900

Artists

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor on off-white Japanese paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.5 x 12.9 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Antoine (Mrs. Edwin) Amsinck, Hamburg, possibly from her husband by bequest; her bequest to Hamburger Kunsthalle, 1921; its sale to Galerie Commeter, Hamburg, May 26, 1926; purchased by Grenville L. Winthrop through Martin Birnbaum, December 1, 1927; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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