1858
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Twelve Etchings from Nature is a 1858 by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a small child sitting on a low chair. The kid’s hair is messy, and they’re wearing a dark coat with a lace collar. Their legs are crossed, and they’re holding something in their lap. The background looks like a rough, textured wall with a wavy floor pattern. The artist used a lot of cross-hatching—tiny lines crisscrossed to create shadows and texture. This was a common way to build depth in etchings back then. 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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