1891
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La Danseuse: A Study of the Nude is a 1891 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple line drawing of a person dancing. The figure’s arms are raised, legs bent, and the body is loose and flowing. The lines are light and quick, almost like a quick sketch. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets them draw directly on a smooth stone before printing. This method keeps the lines soft and sketchy. Next, check out lithography to see how artists use it to make prints.
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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