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Collection Online as of April 22, 2026

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
etching
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1923.20
Catalogue raisonné: Kennedy 216
Location: Not on view
  • Etchings and Lithographs by Whistler: Gifts and Loans of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-April 2, 1923).
  • {{cite web|title=The Lagoon, Noon|url=false|author=James McNeill Whistler|year=1879–80|access-date=22 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1923.20