1858
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Seymour is a 1858 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a lone figure standing by a tree in a wooded area. The person wears a cap, a long coat, and a skirt-like garment, carrying a bundle under one arm. The ground is covered in fallen leaves, and the tree’s roots twist across the scene. The artist used rough, sketchy lines to create texture—notice how the bark and leaves look almost like scribbled strokes. This style was a way to capture mood over detail. Look up James McNeill Whistler to see how he played with light and shadow in other works.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
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