1858
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris is a 1858 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows two rag pickers in a cluttered Paris room. One sits still, sharp lines around her face. The other stands with a wide hat, hands on hips. Whistler made this early in his career. He loved simple moments and dark shadows. The drypoint technique carves lines right into metal. See how the light hits the hat’s rim? It feels quiet but alive. Next, look up Whistler, James McNeill.
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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