1873
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tillie: A Model is a 1873 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s body turned sideways, her back arched as she leans on one arm. Her hair is pulled back, and her legs are bent at the knee. The lines are loose and scratchy, almost like they were drawn quickly. The paper has a textured, off-white background with some smudges. The artist used a drypoint tool to carve into the paper, leaving dark lines that create shadows and movement. This technique makes the drawing look both rough and delicate at the same time. Next, check out technique: drypoint to see how artists use tools like this to make prints.
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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