Artwork
Limehouse
Limehouse is a print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1878 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Limehouse is a 1878 print by James McNeill Whistler, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a somber riverbank scene with boats and figures set against a cloudy sky, achieved through a predominantly dark color palette with lighter tones in the sky.
Technique & Style
Whistler employed contrasting light and shadow to create depth, silhouetting boats and people against the sky, a technique associated with the Impressionist movement.
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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