La Salute: Dawn

James McNeill Whistler

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch of a waterfront cityscape. The artwork, titled "La Salute: Dawn," is rendered in a monochromatic color scheme, primarily featuring shades of brown on a rectangular piece of paper. The top two-thirds of the image showcase a city skyline, with buildings of varying heights and architectural styles. Notable features include several steeples and domes. The bottom third of the image represents a body of water, with gentle ripples depicted by short, horizontal lines. A small signature is visible in the bottom-left corner. The paper appears aged, with darker spots and a rough texture around the edges. A small piece of paper with numbers is placed below the artwork, set against a plain white background.