1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Portrait: Mildred Howells is a 1895 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting sideways, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long, flowing coat. Her posture is relaxed, with one arm resting on her knee. The background is barely there—just a few faint lines to suggest a chair or bench behind her. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to keep it feeling quick and alive. The paper has a textured look, like it was made by hand long ago. Next, check out lithography 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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