
Gaiety Stage Door
Whistler, James McNeill · American
1879/1887
- Medium
- lithograph in black with chine collé on wove paper
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1876 to 1900
- Image size
- 5215 × 3544px
Description
The image shows a sketch of a street view with a building at the center. Figures are depicted near an entrance, with one figure crouching and a horse hitched to a cart on the right. The background is minimalistic, with light brush strokes creating an impressionistic feel. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and gray.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).