COLOUR STUDY

Colour palette

#DEC09E
#887660
#DABD9B
#B49D7F
#C9AF8F
#E8D1B1

Approximate colour proportions

#DEC09E25.8%
#88766019.7%
#DABD9B19.6%
#B49D7F16.8%
#C9AF8F11.3%
#E8D1B16.8%

Estimated from six colour groups in the museum image, including visible paper or borders. Reproduction and lighting affect the result; these are image-area proportions, not pigment measurements.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image licence: CC0 · Museum record & image source ↗

America · c. 1900

The Dancer, No. 1

James McNeill Whistler

Date: c. 1900
Medium: ink
Dimensions: Not listed in the source consulted
Country / context: United States
Movement / tradition: European and American art
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Attribution / role: Museum attribution
Pathway: European and American art ↗

ABOUT THIS WORK

The Dancer, No. 1 is a representative work in our James McNeill Whistler guide. The catalogue records ink. Museum attribution. The linked artist guide places it alongside other works from the artist’s career.

Original educational overview · based on the linked museum record

Place in the artist’s career

The Garden and Two Doorways use etching to make architecture emerge from selective lines and areas of tone; the later ink dancer transfers attention to a moving figure. Compare what is omitted as much as what is drawn. A limited palette can still create light, distance and rhythm.