1858
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Liverdun is a 1858 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a narrow street lined with old, weathered buildings. The roofs are made of thatch, and the walls look rough and uneven. A few people stand in the shadows near doorways, while a horse and cart sit in the middle of the street. The ground is muddy, with puddles reflecting the dim light. The artist used fine lines to show texture, like the thatch and the cobblestones. This was done with an etching technique, where the design is scratched into a metal plate. 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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