National Museum of Asian Art
A Street in Venice
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) · 1879-1880
The bare tree leaning over the wall on the right together with the very limited range of color, suggest that this drawing was completed during the winter of 1879-1880, near the beginning of Whistler's fourteen month stay in Venice. Whistler used bright whites and the palest blues and pinks to suggest the snapping of drying laundry on a cold day. The pastel is unsigned and probably was not included in the 1881 Fine Art Society exhibition.
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