1859
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Black Lion Wharf is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a lively riverside scene with a man leaning against a railing and people working near boats. The scene is set against a backdrop of buildings, showing the industrial side of 19th-century life. The detailed linework is typical of etching. This etching is similar to others of its time, and to learn more about this style, look up the technique: etching.
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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