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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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Annie

Annie (1858-1859)

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

Arthur Haden (1859)

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

Arthur Haden (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Astruc, Editor of ‘L’ Artiste’

Astruc, Editor of ‘L’ Artiste’ (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Attendant que le linge sèche! Cologne

Attendant que le linge sèche! Cologne (1858)

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

Axenfeld (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Battersea Dawn (Cadogan Pier)

Battersea Dawn (Cadogan Pier) (1863)

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

Battersea Morn (1875)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Bead Stringers

Bead Stringers (1879-1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Blanchissage a Cologne

Blanchissage a Cologne (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Brushing the Hair

Brushing the Hair (1863)

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

Chelsea (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Chez George Sauer a Lion Rouge

Chez George Sauer a Lion Rouge (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Couple seated at a table

Couple seated at a table (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Crouching Figure. Study for The White Symphony; Three Girls

Crouching Figure. Study for The White Symphony; Three Girls (1869-1870)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Cuisine a Lutzelbourg

Cuisine a Lutzelbourg (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Cylindrical jar

Cylindrical jar (1876-1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Cylindrical vase with thick neck

Cylindrical vase with thick neck (1876)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Dancing Clowns

Dancing Clowns (1855-1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Deux Artistes Célèbres de Paris

Deux Artistes Célèbres de Paris (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Doorway and Vine

Doorway and Vine (1879-1880)

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

Doorway, Gray’s Inn (ca. 1886-1888)

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

Dordrecht (1884)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Draped Female Figure

Draped Female Figure (1870-1873)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Draped Figure at a Railing

Draped Figure at a Railing (1868-1870)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Draped Figure Standing

Draped Figure Standing (1870-1873)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Draped Model

Draped Model (1870)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Draped Model

Draped Model (1870)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Early Morning

Early Morning (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Elinor Leyland

Elinor Leyland (1873)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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