Artwork
Twelve Etchings from Nature: Fumette
Twelve Etchings from Nature: Fumette 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: Fumette is a print by James McNeill Whistler, created in 1858, and is part of a series of etchings. It is currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a seated woman wrapped in a shawl and dress, with loose hair and hands resting on her lap. Her face is largely obscured by shadow, lending her a serious demeanor.
Technique & Style
The work features rough, scratchy lines, characteristic of quick etching strokes. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth, with the subject's dress fading into the surrounding paper.
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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