1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Sunny Smithy is a 1895 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a rough, smoky blacksmith’s shop. A worker leans on a long tool, while another hammers near a glowing fire. The walls are dark, the air thick with smoke, and the light is dim except where it hits the metal. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture the gritty feel of the place. This style fits how Whistler often worked—fast and loose, like a snapshot. 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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