1875
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Speke Shore is a 1875 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet, misty shoreline with a lone figure standing near the water’s edge. The trees on the left are drawn in quick, loose lines, while the person’s back is barely more than a few strokes. The whole scene feels rough and sketchy, like it was made fast. The artist used a drypoint tool to scratch into the paper, creating a grainy, textured look. This method lets ink fill the lines, giving it a slightly fuzzy edge. 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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