Artwork
Gabled Roofs, Vitré
Gabled Roofs, Vitré is a print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1893 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Gabled Roofs, Vitré is a print by James McNeill Whistler, created in 1893. It is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two old houses with steeply pitched roofs, one featuring a chimney and the other a small tower-like structure. A cart is positioned outside the nearer house, which has rough walls and narrow shuttered windows.
Technique & Style
Whistler emphasized simple forms and subtle shading over detailed representation, a characteristic approach for sketches intended to capture fleeting impressions.
Artist & collection
Artist
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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