1858
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Mère Gérard is a 1858 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a woman in old-fashioned clothes, standing calmly. She wears a long dress and a bonnet. The background is simple, which makes the woman stand out. The artist drew attention to her by keeping everything else plain. The woman's relaxed pose is interesting. It's like she's just standing there, not doing anything special. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: etching.
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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