1859
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Seymour Standing under a Tree is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a long coat and hat, standing still under a tree. His hands are in his pockets, and he looks calm. The ground is covered in dry grass, and the tree’s branches are thick and tangled. The artist used a rough, scratchy style to show light and shadow. The lines are uneven, almost like they were drawn quickly. Next, look up etching 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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