James McNeill Whistler

Old Battersea Bridge

1879 · etching and drypoint

Old Battersea Bridge, Whistler, 1879
Cleveland Museum of Art

Whistler, Old Battersea Bridge, 1879. etching and drypoint.

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King

How to look at a Whistler

  • Find the most finished square inch. Everything else is subordinate to it.
  • Count how many windows are actually drawn and how many are implied.

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