1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Little Venice is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet waterway lined with buildings and trees. The scene is drawn in light, loose lines, giving it a sketchy, almost unfinished look. A few boats float on the water, and the shore has a few poles sticking up. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the lines, creating a soft, shadowy effect. This was common for quick studies or travel sketches. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Whistler made prints like this.
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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