Yellow House, Lannion
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Yellow House, Lannion is a 1893 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a row of old buildings with green roofs and faded walls. The paint is loose, almost like quick pencil strokes mixed with color. Some windows have curtains, and the whole scene looks a little weathered, like a sketch from memory. The artist used a lot of gray and green, with just a few warm yellows and browns. The buildings are stacked unevenly, giving it a rough, unfinished feel—like a quick snapshot of a street. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
