1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Forge, Passage du Dragon is a 1894 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dark, smoky room with a small group of people inside, lit only by a single window. Above them, a faint outline of a balcony or roof curves at the top. The drawing is rough and quick, with loose lines that suggest movement and energy. Notice how the artist used shading to show the heavy smoke and dim light inside. This style was common in lithographs, where artists could layer tones to create depth without color. Next, look up lithography to see how this printing method 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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