1897
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Medici Collar is a 1897 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person in a long coat with wide sleeves. The collar is high and stiff, almost like armor. The lines are loose and quick—just a few strokes to show the shape. The artist left some areas blank, like the background, to keep focus on the coat. This was a common trick in quick sketches. Want to see more? Look up lithography to learn how this print was made.
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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