1859
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Billingsgate is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A busy river scene shows wooden boats and tall ships along the docks. Whistler uses fine lines to make the water ripple and the sails look real. The dark ink makes shadows and light play off the boats. This was one of his first etchings. He made it while living in London. The view matches Billingsgate Fish Market, a noisy place full of life. See how he did it yourself at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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