1887
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charing Cross Railway-Bridge is a 1887 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bridge over a river, with quick, sketchy lines. A lone tree stands in the center, its branches reaching out. Below, a few small figures walk near the water, and the buildings on the far side look simple and rough. The artist used a technique called etching—scratching into a metal plate to make the lines. The paper has a textured look, too, which makes the drawing feel quick and alive. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Whistler made prints this way.
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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