Confidence in the Garden

James McNeill Whistler

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white sketch of two people standing in a garden. A woman on the left, in a long dress, faces left; a man on the right wears long pants and a short sleeved shirt with a vest; he's looking down at the woman. The woman, on the left, wears a dress with a fitted bodice. She faces left and holds her arms in front of her waist. The man on the right leans against a post while looking down and to the left at the woman. The background shows a garden scene with foliage and flowers around the people. Behind them, to their right, appears to be a building with a roof and a post extending upward. The background overall appears to feature a garden setting with various plants and foliage. A building to the right has a roof. The image is rendered in a sketchy style with a range of grays on a beige background.