1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Lobster-Pots is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a row of lobster pots lined up on a beach. The pots are drawn in quick, rough lines, some tipped over or half-buried in the sand. In the background, a few faint waves and a tiny boat suggest the shore. The artist used scratching and hatching to create texture—look how the lines make the pots look rough and weathered. This was done with a needle on the plate before printing. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Whistler made these kinds of prints.
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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