1885
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Sketch of the Embankment is a 1885 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a row of people standing along a riverbank. The figures are drawn quickly, with loose lines and no detail. Behind them, a bridge stretches across the water, with buildings and trees in the far distance. The artist used a scratchy, almost sketchy style—like they were drawing fast, maybe even outside. The paper has a textured look, too. If you like this style, check out etching next.
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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