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 etching shows a woman standing, wearing a long dress and a dark shawl over her shoulders. She has a hat on her head and is holding a piece of cloth in her hands. The background is light, and there are some lines suggesting a landscape. The woman's face is not clearly visible, but her posture and clothing suggest she might be working or carrying something. The overall mood of the etching is calm and simple. To learn more about the artist's technique, look into etching, a process that involves scratching a design onto a metal plate to create an image.
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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