Pierrot

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · [1889]

In the queer dilapidated basement of a building on a canal there is a large open doorway near the center. Three posts on either side support the projecting wall of the story above. Back of the posts at the left is a broad window, and the story above is a row of adjoining windows. In the doorway, a boy wearing a long apron is standing at the right, with one hand raised to a beam above his head, and on the opposite side a woman is bending over the water. The basement and figures are reflected in the canal.