Coast Scene, Bathers
James McNeill Whistler, 1884–85
James McNeill Whistler dedicated much of his artistic practice to capturing the mood and color harmonies of marine scenes. In this intimately scaled seascape, he employed the sparest of compositional elements to evoke a coastal atmosphere. Broad horizontal bands of blues and gray suggest sky, ocean, and sand, with dabs of thin pigment giving economical yet expressive form to around a dozen figures on the windswept beach.
| Artist | James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Size | 13.3 × 21.9 cm (5 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.) |
| Origin | United States |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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