1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Fifth of November is a 1895 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people sitting close together on a bench. Their faces are blurred, and the lines are rough and quick—like they were drawn fast. The background is even looser, with just a few strokes for trees and a fence. The artist used a technique where ink is drawn directly onto a stone, then pressed onto paper. It’s not polished; it feels more like a quick note than a finished picture. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it 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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