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The Riva, Venice

James McNeill Whistler

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Riva, Venice by James McNeill Whistler: A pencil sketch on brown paper depicting a waterfront scene. A boat with people is in the lower left corner. A person stands on the shore in the middle of the image. Buildings line the top of the image. The sketch is mostly composed of lines and shading, with little detail. The paper is brown with darker spots and lines throughout.

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1263 × 848 px
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