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James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

American, 1834-1903
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol combined both aspects of his personality: his art is marked by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative.

He found a parallel between painting and music and entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler's Mother, is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the art world and the broader culture of his time with his theories and his friendships with leading artists and writers.

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Nude Model Reclining

Nude Model Reclining (1893)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Nursemaid and Child

Nursemaid and Child (ca. 1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Nursemaids (Les Bonnes du Luxembourg)

Nursemaids (Les Bonnes du Luxembourg) (1894)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Old Battersea Bridge

Old Battersea Bridge (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Old Hungerford Bridge

Old Hungerford Bridge (ca. 1860–1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Old Westminster Bridge

Old Westminster Bridge (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Portrait of Thomas Way no. 2

Portrait of Thomas Way no. 2 (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Railway Arch

Railway Arch (ca. 1887–1892)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Reading by Lamplight

Reading by Lamplight (ca. 1858–1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Rue de la Rochefoucault

Rue de la Rochefoucault (ca. 1893)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Salvation Army, Sandwich

Salvation Army, Sandwich (ca. 1887–1892)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
San Biagio

San Biagio (ca. 1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Savoy Pigeons

Savoy Pigeons (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Seymour Seated

Seymour Seated (ca. 1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Sketch for the Selection and Arrangement of Whistler’s First Venice Set

Sketch for the Selection and Arrangement of Whistler’s First Venice Set (ca. 1879–1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate

Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate (1854–1855)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Sketching, No. 1

Sketching, No. 1 (1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
St. Giles-in-the-Fields

St. Giles-in-the-Fields (ca. 1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
St. James Street, London

St. James Street, London (ca. 1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Steps, Gray’s Inn

Steps, Gray’s Inn (ca. 1887–1892)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Street at Saverne

Street at Saverne (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Swan and Iris

Swan and Iris (ca. 1883)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Thames Warehouses

Thames Warehouses (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Balcony

The Balcony (ca. 1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Beggars

The Beggars (ca. 1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Doorway

The Doorway (ca. 1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Forge

The Forge (1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Japanese Dress

The Japanese Dress (ca. 1888–1890)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Kitchen

The Kitchen (ca. 1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
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