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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Isle de la Cité, Paris is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, depicting Seine, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a quiet stretch of the Seine near Notre-Dame. The river’s surface is calm. On the left, old buildings lean close to the water. Tiny figures walk along the bank. Light hits the stone just right, making shadows soft. Whistler loved this scene. He drew it with sharp lines, then went back with a drypoint needle to scratch in extra details. The mix gives the print a smoky, delicate look. Try etching your own river scene after you see this at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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