1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Girl with Bowl is a 1895 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing sideways, holding a bowl in front of her. Her body is turned slightly, but her head faces forward. The lines are loose and quick, like a sketch made fast. The paper has a textured look, and the drawing is all in black. The artist used a technique called lithography, where the image is drawn on a smooth stone and then printed. This method lets for quick, sketchy lines—perfect for capturing movement. Check out how lithography works next—it’s a whole different way of making art than painting.
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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