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(from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a sketchbook page. The page is filled with a grid made of intersecting lines and dots. There are dark smudges and stains scattered across the page. A large triangle shape is drawn in the center. A vertical rectangle is drawn on the bottom right. The number 4 is written in black at the bottom center. The edges of the page are rough and uneven. The background behind the page is plain white. The title is "from Sketchbook" by James McNeill Whistler.

Artwork Details

Date
1854–55
Medium
Drawings in pen and ink, graphite, gouache, and black chalk on off-white and toned wove and laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
522 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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