1878
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
St James's Street is a 1878 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a quiet London street lined with small shops. Look for the sharp shadows under the gas lamps – Whistler used a needle to scratch details right into the metal plate, a trick called drypoint that gives his lines a soft, velvety edge. The view feels ordinary until you notice how the light turns the buildings into flat shapes. Try another drypoint by Whistler, James McNeill.
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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