Whistler’s Watercolor

Paintings

Watercolors

by an American Master

Green and Silver: Beaulieu, Touraine (1888)

Whistler’s watercolors are quick with lots of open space. They seem almost abstract in their approach to form and light. The colors are muted and monochromatic.

Note in Opal: Breakfast. 1883 or 1884.

Bravura in Brown. 1883 or 1884.

It is interesting that despite Whistler’s well known ego, his watercolors seem egoless.

They seem to be private moments for the artist and not meant public viewing.

Shorline ( 1884)

In this work you can get a sense of Whistler’s fascination with atmosphere.

Seascape (1887)

Pink Note: The Novelette

The Fire Wheel

This piece barely reads as representational and is spilling over with emotion and atmosphere. His landscapes become internal realms in a way that is far ahead of his time.

Chelsea Shops

The Shop - An Exterior1884

With great economy, Whistler is able to say so much and with such confidence!

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