1894
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Duet is a 1894 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two people sitting side by side at a piano in a dimly lit room. Their faces are blurred, and the artist used quick, sketchy lines to draw the scene. The lighting is soft, with shadows stretching across the floor and walls. The piano sits in the corner, and a lamp glows faintly in the background. The artist focused more on mood than detail, leaving out sharp edges. Look up James McNeill Whistler to see how he used 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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