1859
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man with a wide-brimmed hat, resting his chin on his hand. His mustache is thick, and his coat looks slightly rumpled. The background is just loose, wavy lines—no details, just texture. The artist used a drypoint tool to scratch into the paper, creating a grainy, sketchy look. The lines are uneven, like quick strokes. Next, check out drypoint to see how this technique works.
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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