1890
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Little Nude Model, Reading is a 1890 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a seated woman reading a book, her legs crossed and one arm resting on her knee. The lines are loose and quick, with soft shading that leaves some areas blank. Her hair is drawn in a few quick strokes, and the book in her hands is barely detailed. The drawing feels like a quick study—maybe the artist wanted to capture her pose and focus on the book. The paper has a warm, aged look, and the lines are all in black, with no color. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how artists print sketches like this.
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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