1875
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Price's Candle-Works is a 1875 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a row of industrial buildings with tall smokestacks, drawn in quick, light lines. A river runs in front, with a small boat floating near the shore. The paper has a textured look, and the lines are faint in some spots. The artist focused on simple shapes and shadows to show depth, not fine details. This style was common in sketches made on the spot. Next, look up Realism to see how artists used everyday scenes like this one.
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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