Nocturne: Venetian Lagoon with Sailing Ship and Gondola

A misty etching of a lagoon with a tall-masted sailing ship at left and a distant city skyline with a bell tower at right. In the foreground, a small boat with a rower and a dark gondola-like hull float on pale, reflective water.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1879-1880

Medium

Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2718 × 1847 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art