Who painted Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris?

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris was painted by James McNeill Whistler in 1858.

Where can I see Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris?

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris?

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris

James McNeill Whistler , 1858

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris is an ink print by the Impressionist artist James McNeill Whistler. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris is a print created by James McNeill Whistler in 1858 using etching and drypoint techniques on Japanese paper.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a dimly lit interior scene in the working-class district of Quartier Mouffetard, Paris, showing two figures in a narrow corridor littered with debris, conveying a sense of poverty and neglect.

Technique & Style

Whistler's use of light and shadow creates depth and texture, while the rough, unfinished quality of the scene adds to its realism, achieved through his skilled application of etching and drypoint techniques.

Artist & collection

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

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.