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The Lagoon, Noon

1879–80

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
Culture
America
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1923.20
Catalogue raisonné
Kennedy 216
State
III/III
Public Domain
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A horizontally oriented etching on tan paper uses delicate, spindly lines to depict a lagoon scene with a two-masted ship anchored near the center. Numerous smaller sailboats and a faint shoreline stretch across the hazy horizon. In the lower right, small figures gather on a stone terrace, while a lone figure rows a small boat through the foreground. Fine hatching creates soft shadows and reflections across the still, light-toned water.

The Lagoon, Noon

1879–80

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America

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