1859
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Pool is a 1859 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows a busy harbor filled with ships. In the foreground, two men stand near a cart loaded with what looks like barrels or crates. The water is packed with boats of different sizes, and buildings line the shore. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture the scene. Notice how the artist focused on the everyday life of the harbor instead of polished details. The loose, sketchy style makes it feel quick and real. This style is part of the Realism movement.
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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