1891
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Draped Figure, Standing is a 1891 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a single figure wrapped in a loose cloth, standing sideways. The lines are soft and blurred, like a quick sketch. The whole thing is drawn in one warm orange color on light paper. The artist used a method called lithography, where the drawing is made on a smooth stone before being printed. This piece is simple but captures movement well. Check out lithography to see how this printing technique 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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