1857
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Annie is a 1857 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Whistler’s 1857 etching shows a girl in a simple dress, standing still. Her face and hands are softly shaded in black and white. The background is almost blank, so your eyes stay on her gentle expression. Whistler made a dozen prints of Annie. He used two tools at once: an etching needle for lines and a drypoint needle for blurry edges. This mix gives the picture a soft glow. It feels quiet and close-up. See it next to Whistler’s other works.
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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