1889
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Model Draping is a 1889 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a draped figure standing sideways, with one arm bent behind them. The cloth clings loosely to their body, revealing the shape underneath. The lines are quick and rough, like a fast drawing. The artist focused on how light hits the fabric, making it look almost three-dimensional. The paper has a textured, aged look, which adds to the sketchy feel. Check out lithography to see how artists create 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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