1885
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Menpes Children is a 1885 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, depicting Sitting, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two kids, the Menpes children. They're sitting quietly, looking a bit serious. The artist used simple lines to draw them, which makes the picture feel calm. The kids' clothes and hair are detailed, but not too fancy. This suggests they're from a pretty normal family. The way they're sitting together also shows they're close. You can see similar quiet portraits if you look up the technique: etching.
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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