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 stacked along a shoreline. The pots are drawn simply with quick, wavy lines, giving them a rough, textured look. In the background, a few buildings and a boat are barely outlined, fading into the light. The artist used a loose, sketchy style to capture the pots’ shapes and the way they lean against each other. The drawing feels quick, like it was made on the spot. This is an example of etching, a printmaking technique where the artist scratches into a metal plate.
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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