1896
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Thames is a 1896 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a hazy city skyline over a wide river. The buildings in the distance are faint and blended, like a soft sketch. On the river, a few small boats float near the shore, and bare trees line the water’s edge. The artist used only black lines and shading—no colors—to create the whole scene. It looks like a quick, loose drawing, almost like a sketch. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how it works.
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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