1858
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Twelve Etchings from Nature: La Rétameuse is a 1858 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a person sitting with their hands resting in their lap. They’re wearing a dark hat, a striped shirt, and a loose jacket. The background is just rough lines, like quick scribbles—no details, just texture. The artist focused on simple shapes and shading to show the person’s face and clothes. The lines are uneven, almost like a quick sketch, not polished. Next, look up etching to see how this print was made.
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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