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Nocturne

1879–1880

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
Culture
America
Medium
etching and drypoint
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.215
Catalogue raisonné
Kennedy 184
State
III/V
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented etching in monochromatic brown ink depicts a misty harbor. A dark, three-masted ship sits on the left, its hull and masts cast as shaky vertical reflections into expansive water. To the right, a distant skyline features sketchy domes and a tall tower. Fine horizontal lines suggest ripples across the surface. A small, butterfly-shaped mark appears in the lower left corner against the pale paper.

Nocturne

1879–1880

James McNeill Whistler

(American, 1834–1903)
America

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