Nocturne: Palaces
1880
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1880
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see a dark etching of tall buildings along a river at night. The lines are scratchy and loose. The ink is thin in places, like the artist barely touched the plate. This is one of over 300 etchings Whistler made of London’s Thames. He loved night scenes. The buildings look ghostly in the dim light. To see more of his prints, look up Whistler, James McNeill.
