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James McNeill Whistler — Scene from Bohemian Life

James McNeill Whistler

Scene from Bohemian Life

1855

Bohemian subject matter reflects the artist's youthful immersion in Parisian café culture and literary circles. Mixed media technique demonstrates his early experimentation with combining drawing and painting materials.

Medium
Pen and black ink and black watercolor over graphite, with touches of white opaque paint (discolored), on tan laid paper laid down on cream board
Dimensions

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James McNeill Whistler, Scene from Bohemian Life, 1855

Bohemian subject matter reflects the artist's youthful immersion in Parisian café culture and literary circles. Mixed media technique demonstrates his early experimentation with combining drawing and painting materials.

Medium
Pen and black ink and black watercolor over graphite, with touches of white opaque paint (discolored), on tan laid paper laid down on cream board
Dimensions
22.4 x 24 cm
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Romanticism, Bohemian, Figurative

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art