1861
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Jo is a 1861 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and shoulders, drawn in quick, scratchy lines. Her hair is wild, almost like tangled ropes, and her expression is serious but calm. The paper has a textured look, with some darker marks around her eyes and mouth. The artist used a technique called drypoint, where they scratched directly into the metal plate to create the lines. This made the image look rough and expressive, not smooth. If you like this style, check out Whistler, James McNeill.
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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