1878
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea is a 1878 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a quiet stretch of the Thames near Chelsea. Gentle boats float on the water. Buildings line the far bank in soft sepia ink. Whistler often etched the same spot at different times. He liked how light changed the view. Here the long shadows make the scene feel early or late in the day. If you like this calm style, look up 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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