Baden-Baden
National Museum of Asian Art

Baden-Baden

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) · 1858

Pencil on off-white wove paper
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

In this scene, a couple of visitors take refreshment at one of Baden Baden's outdoor cafes while a small knot of men chat nearby. The drawing demonstrates Whistler's early interest in contemporary leisure activities, a dominant theme in the work of French modernists of his generation.

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