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Dark chalk and pastel sketch of moored boats with raised prows and thin masts against a pale blue-grey night sky, on brown paper.

Nocturne: San Giorgio

A dim nocturnal sketch in chalk and pastel on brown paper shows a row of dark boat hulls with raised prows and thin masts rising into a pale blue-grey sky. Soft smudged shading dissolves the forms toward the top edge, while sharp lines outline the bows and rigging in the foreground.

Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1880
Medium
Chalk and pastel on brown paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2768 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Nocturno: San Giorgio

Un boceto nocturno y sombrío en tiza y pastel sobre papel marrón muestra una fila de cascos oscuros de botes, con proas elevadas y mástiles delgados que se alzan hacia un cielo gris azulado y pálido. El sombreado suave y difuminado disuelve las formas hacia el borde superior, mientras que líneas nítidas delinean las proas y el aparejo en primer plano.

Português: Noturno: San Giorgio

Um esboço noturno e sombrio em giz e pastel sobre papel pardo mostra uma fileira de cascos escuros de barcos, com proas erguidas e mastros finos subindo em direção a um céu cinza-azulado pálido. O sombreado suave e esfumado dissolve as formas em direção à borda superior, enquanto linhas nítidas delineiam as proas e o cordame em primeiro plano.

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