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Variations in Violet and Grey--Market Place, Dieppe. Art Print
by James Abbott McNeill Whistler -1834-1903-
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Variations in Violet and Grey--Market Place, Dieppe. art print by James Abbott McNeill Whistler -1834-1903-. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Variations in Violet and Grey--Market Place, Dieppe. Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834-1903 London). Dimensions: 7... more
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Variations in Violet and Grey--Market Place, Dieppe. Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834-1903 London). Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 5 in. (20.2 x 12.7 cm). Date: 1885.
During Whistler's visit in 1885 to the Normandy seaside resort of Dieppe, he captured the busy market square from a high vantage point and accentuated the liveliness of the scene by using his sheet in a vertical format. The result was one of his most delightful and complex watercolors, filled with energy, variety, and interest despite its surprisingly small size. The sheet offers a catalogue of the techniques Whistler had mastered by the mid-1880s, the zenith of his work in watercolor. Precise brushstrokes create picturesque figures gathered in the foreground, abstract dabs suggest the distant crowd, and delicate washes indicate old buildings around the square. The title, "Variations in Violet and Gray," invokes both the musical associations that Whistler so often pursued in creating and nam...
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