1859
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Soupe à Trois Sous is a 1859 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows people sitting at tables in a cozy room. It's an intimate scene with friends chatting. The artist used loose lines to draw this scene, which makes it feel relaxed and casual. The lines also show the mood of the people in the room. The artist was good at drawing scenes like this. Check out the technique of etching to learn more about how this was made.
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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