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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Green and Violet: The Evening Walk
Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Green and Violet: The Evening Walk

Artist (American, 1834 - 1903)
Date1896
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions5 × 8 1/2 in.
Framed: 12 1/4 × 16 1/8 × 1 3/4 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.r.: [butterfly monogram]
On View
Not on view
Label TextJames McNeill Whistler made many small panel paintings, such as this one, using extremely diluted oil paint to create thin washes of color. Although small, the work was framed in order to assert its importance—it wasn’t a sketch or study for a larger painting, but was a complete artwork in itself. While the subject of this painting is a stroll at the French beach resort of Dieppe, Whistler’s title emphasizes the harmony of color as his main focus.

James McNeill Whistler creó muchas pequeñas pinturas sobre panel, como esta, usando óleos muy diluidos para crear finos acabados de color. A pesar de ser pequeñas, las pinturas han sido enmarcadas para afirmar su importancia: esta no fue un boceto ni un estudio para una pintura más grande, sino una obra de arte completa en sí. A pesar de que esta pintura presenta un paseo por el complejo hotelero francés de Dieppe, Whistler enfatiza que el tema principal de la pintura es la armonía del color.
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