James Abbott McNeill Whistler

American, 1834-1903

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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Nocturne; San Giorgio

Nocturne; San Giorgio (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Nude Model, Reclining

Nude Model, Reclining (1893)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Nude Model, Standing

Nude Model, Standing (1891)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Nursemaid and Child

Nursemaid and Child (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Old Battersea Bridge

Old Battersea Bridge (1879 and 1887)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Old Hungerford Bridge

Old Hungerford Bridge (1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Old Putney Bridge

Old Putney Bridge (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Old Westminster Bridge

Old Westminster Bridge (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Oviform Ginger Jar with Bell-shaped cover

Oviform Ginger Jar with Bell-shaped cover (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Petite Rue au Beurre, Brussels

Petite Rue au Beurre, Brussels (1887)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Ponte del Piovan

Ponte del Piovan (1879-1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Portrait of John Ross Key

Portrait of John Ross Key (1854-55)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Portrait of Whistler

Portrait of Whistler (1845)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle

Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle (1872)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Profile sketch of an old woman standing (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Quiet Canal

Quiet Canal (1879-1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris

Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Reading by Lamplight

Reading by Lamplight (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Riault (The Wood Engraver)

Riault (The Wood Engraver) (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

San Biagio

San Biagio (1879-1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

San Giorgio

San Giorgio (1879-1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Seated woman, smoking

Seated woman, smoking (1858-1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Seymour

Seymour (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Square canister with expanding neck

Square canister with expanding neck (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Square Canister with Long Neck

Square Canister with Long Neck (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Standing Nude

Standing Nude (ca. 1865-1870)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Still life

Still life (1876)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

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