Artwork
Weary
Weary is an ink print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1863 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:on plate lower left: Whistler. / 63.
About this work
Overview
Weary is a drypoint print on Japanese paper created by James McNeill Whistler in 1863. It exemplifies the artist's attention to refined printmaking techniques.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman's face and shoulders in a subtle, turned pose. Her hair is rendered in loose, expressive lines, while the background is a textured mix of crisscrossed strokes, devoid of clear details.
Technique & Style
Whistler employed drypoint, a technique involving scratching lines into a metal plate, to achieve sharp, detailed marks. The resulting sketch is characterized by rough, expressive lines, contrasting with Whistler's other work, which often featured delicate linework and subtle compositions.
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Artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) 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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