Islands: Evening — James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Islands: Evening

1879/80

Dating
Date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 12.6 × 20.2 cm (5 × 8 in.); Sheet: 13.6 × 20.3 cm (5 3/8 × 8 in.)
Collection no.
1927.1671
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Islands: Evening. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Islands: Evening — James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1879/80.

Medium: Drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper laid down on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 12.6 × 20.2 cm (5 × 8 in.); Sheet: 13.6 × 20.3 cm (5 3/8 × 8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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