1884
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dordrecht is a 1884 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows boats on a river near a town. The lines are loose and quick, like a fast drawing. Some ships have tall masts, others are smaller. In the background, there’s a building with a spire and trees along the shore. The artist used a sharp tool to scratch into the paper, creating dark lines. This method is called etching and drypoint. It looks simple but takes skill to control. Next, check out etching to see how artists make 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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