Two Sketches of Landscape Pictures hung at the Society of British Artists
James McNeill Whistler, probably 1887
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Date
- probably 1887
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- graphite on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 20.2 × 12.7 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a rough pencil drawing on a paper with two landscape sketches on it. In one sketch, the horizon is high in the frame showing hills or low mountains and cloud-like shapes. The other sketch has a simpler horizon with jagged peaks, possibly representing mountains or trees, against a more expansive area. The pencil work is light and sketchy, with minimal lines. The color palette is monochromatic, in graphite-gray on tan paper.