Artwork
Twelve Etchings from Nature
Twelve Etchings from Nature is a print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Twelve Etchings from Nature is a print by James McNeill Whistler, created in 1858. It is part of The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
One of the etchings depicts a child seated on a low chair, wearing a dark coat with a lace collar, and holding an object in their lap. The background features a rough, textured wall and a wavy floor pattern.
Technique & Style
The etching employs extensive cross-hatching, with crisscrossing lines creating shadows and texture, a common technique used to build depth in etchings at the time.
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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