1863
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Toilet is a 1863 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting and brushing her hair. The lines are loose and quick, with lots of cross-hatching to show shadows and folds in her clothes. The paper has smudges and stray marks, like the artist was working fast. The title *The Toilet* hints this is a quiet moment of daily life, not a grand scene. The sketch feels unfinished, almost like a practice drawing. If you like this style, check out James McNeill Whistler.
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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