1870
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Draped Model is a 1870 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman wrapped in a loose, flowing cloth. Her hair is pulled back, and she stands still with her hands resting by her sides. The lines are loose and quick, giving the drawing a soft, almost blurry look. The artist used drypoint—a technique where lines are scratched into a metal plate—to create this sketch. The paper has a textured look, likely from being made by hand. Next, check out James McNeill Whistler for more sketches like this one.
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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