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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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In Cathedral Close, Canterbury

In Cathedral Close, Canterbury (circa 1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Early Morning, Battersea (Kennedy 75)

Early Morning, Battersea (Kennedy 75) (circa 1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Upright Venice

Upright Venice (1879-1880)

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

Nocturne (1879-80)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
A Child on a Couch, No. 1

A Child on a Couch, No. 1 (between 1873 and 1875)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A Fire at Pomfret

A Fire at Pomfret (1849)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A House with an Open Window

A House with an Open Window (1890s)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Facade of a House

Facade of a House (1890s)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Figures Outside a Doorway

Figures Outside a Doorway (ca. 1893)

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

Gants de Suède (1890)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Île de la Cité, Paris

Île de la Cité, Paris (1859)

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

Minotaur

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Portrait of Rosa Corder

Portrait of Rosa Corder (between 1876 and 1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Street Scene in Chelsea

Street Scene in Chelsea (ca. 1888)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Dressmaker’s Shop

The Dressmaker’s Shop (ca. 1897)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Long Gallery, Louvre

The Long Gallery, Louvre (1894)

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

The Open Book (1861)

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

The Storm (1861)

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

Arthur Haden (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A girl reclining on a couch, reading

A girl reclining on a couch, reading (1858-1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A la Ferme de Maladrie

A la Ferme de Maladrie (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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A man asleep on a pile of luggage

A man asleep on a pile of luggage (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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A Nude Model, Seated on a Couch

A Nude Model, Seated on a Couch (1893)

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

A Violet Note (1885)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Adieu mes enfants! Il est l’heure

Adieu mes enfants! Il est l’heure (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
An Illustration to The Major’s Daughter

An Illustration to The Major’s Daughter (1862)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
An Illustration to The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew

An Illustration to The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (1862)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
An Illustration to The Trial Sermon

An Illustration to The Trial Sermon (1862)

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

Annabel Lee (1885-1887)

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

Annie Haden (1860)

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