1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ponte del Piovan is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bridge with two people sitting on it, drawn in loose, scratchy lines. The bridge arches over a dark, shadowy water below, and buildings rise in the background. Trees and faint streetlights add quick, sketchy details to the scene. The artist used a mix of light and dark lines to show depth, almost like scribbling with a pencil. The bridge’s name, *Ponte del Piovan*, is written in the corner. Next, check out etching to see how artists create these detailed 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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