James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, 1834 - 1903
The Palaces
The Tyresmith
The Kitchen
Fishing Boat, Venice
The Mast
The Doorway
The Thames
For this print Whistler worked on a lithographic stone prepared with a wash that he used as a middle value, then adding darker tones and scraping out lighter accents. He worked the lithographic stone through several states, scraping and reapplying washes to attain the desired atmospheric effects. “The Thames” was drawn from Whistler’s upper-floor rooms […]