Twelve Etchings from Nature: La Rétameuse

1858

French street life unfolds with documentary precision in this early work, demonstrating the young artist's fascination with working-class subjects and European urban culture.

Medium: etching

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James McNeill Whistler, Twelve Etchings from Nature: La Rétameuse, 1858

French street life unfolds with documentary precision in this early work, demonstrating the young artist's fascination with working-class subjects and European urban culture.

Medium: etching
Year: 1858
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art