1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Salute Dawn is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, depicting Venice, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a simple, quiet scene in this painting. It's an etching with a lot of dark lines. The artist used a mix of etching and drypoint to create the image, which is interesting because it shows how he experimented with different techniques to get the effect he wanted. You can look up the technique of drypoint to learn more about it, similar to how artist Whistler, James McNeill, used it.
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.
See the richer artist page
