1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Venetian Mast is a 1880 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, depicting Street, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a detailed scene of a mast in Venice. It's an etching, which means it was made by scratching a design into a metal plate. The artist used simple lines to create a sense of depth and texture, which is interesting because it shows how much detail can be achieved with minimal marks. You can learn more about this technique by looking into drypoint, a method used by artist Whistler, James McNeill.
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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