1896
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Butcher's Dog is a 1896 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a bulldog standing in front of a butcher shop window. The dog looks calm, but its reflection in the glass shows it staring straight ahead while its body turns sideways. The contrast between the real dog and its mirrored image makes this print interesting. Whistler was known for his prints and paintings of animals and city life. He often used simple scenes to show everyday beauty. This work is part of a series of lithographs he made late in his career. See how Whistler, James McNeill, used the same technique in a different print.
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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