1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Regent's Quadrant is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy city street with a tall flagpole in the center. Buildings line both sides, and people walk or ride in carriages below. The lines are loose and fast, like quick notes on paper. Some areas are dark and thick, while others fade into light. The artist used two printing methods—etching and drypoint—to layer the ink. That’s why some lines look sharp and others are softer. Next, look up etching to see how artists carve into metal plates to make 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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