1858
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La Vieille aux Loques is a 1858 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The image depicts a woman sitting in a dimly lit room, surrounded by various objects. She is dressed in a long, dark dress and a white head covering, with her head bowed and her hands clasped together. The room is cluttered with items such as baskets, bottles, and fabric, which are stacked on shelves and scattered on the floor. The woman's posture and surroundings suggest a sense of quiet contemplation and possibly poverty. The use of dark colors and the dim lighting adds to the somber mood of the scene. This painting is reminiscent of the work of 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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