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, depicting Reading, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a seated woman reading, her head bent over a book. The lines are soft but bold. She wears loose clothes that pool around her. Whistler often made prints like this. It’s not just about the woman—he cared about shapes and shadows too. The paper has two layers glued together for a richer black. Try looking up lithography next.
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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