1893
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Steps, Luxembourg is a 1893 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman in a long dress walking down wide stone steps. In the background, two people stand near a tall pedestal with a statue on top. Trees with bare branches frame the scene, and the whole drawing is in soft black lines on a light paper. The artist used quick, loose strokes to capture movement and light. The steps lead up to a garden area, with a few other figures scattered around. Next, check out lithography to see 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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