1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Beggars is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a dimly lit hallway with rough stone walls and a tiled floor. Four figures stand or walk inside: two women in long dresses, one holding a child, and two others farther back. The light comes from an open doorway at the far end, revealing more people outside. The walls and floor have deep, textured lines from the printing process. The artist used shading to make the space feel narrow and shadowy. The rough texture of the paper adds to the gritty, real feel of the scene. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Whistler carved lines into metal plates.
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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