Nocturne: Grey and Gold, Canal, Holland

A muted nocturne in grey and brown watercolor shows a dark night waterway lined by faint, glowing lights, their reflections trembling down the water in pale vertical streaks. Blurred buildings with lit windows rise at left, and two small pale forms sit near the bottom edge beside a faint monogram.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Date

1882

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

3183 × 4000 px

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