1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Salute Dawn is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a waterfront city with buildings lined up along the shore. The water is calm, with faint ripples drawn in quick strokes. Towers and domes rise in the background, while boats sit near the docks. The artist used thin, sketchy lines to suggest light and shadow—no heavy outlines. The paper has a yellowish tint, like old paper. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Whistler carved lines into metal plates.
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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