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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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The Doorway, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings

The Doorway, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (1879-80)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
16 pastels of Venice.

16 pastels of Venice.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
16 pastels of Venice

16 pastels of Venice

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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21 pastels of Venice

21 pastels of Venice

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A Child on a Couch, No. 2

A Child on a Couch, No. 2 (1874–75)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
A Corner of the Palais Royal

A Corner of the Palais Royal (1886)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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A Fragment of Piccadilly

A Fragment of Piccadilly (1886)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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A Wharf

A Wharf (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
‘Adam and Eve’ Tavern, Old Chelsea

‘Adam and Eve’ Tavern, Old Chelsea (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Afternoon Tea, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Charles Whibley

Afternoon Tea, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Charles Whibley (1897)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Amsterdam from the Tolhuis

Amsterdam from the Tolhuis (1863)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
An Unsafe Tenement

An Unsafe Tenement (1858)

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

Annie (1857–58)

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

Axenfeld (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Back of The Gaiety Theatre

Back of The Gaiety Theatre (1895)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Battersea; Dawn 1877

Battersea; Dawn 1877

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

Billingsgate (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Black Lion Wharf

Black Lion Wharf (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Booth at a Fair

Booth at a Fair (1886)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)

Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child) (c. 1890–1893)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Charing Cross Railway Bridge

Charing Cross Railway Bridge (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Chelsea Bridge and Church

Chelsea Bridge and Church (1871)

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

Chelsea Rags (1888)

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

Church, Brussels (1887)

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

Churchyard (1887)

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

Clothes Exchange, No. 1 (1887)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Cocks and Hens, Hotel Colbert

Cocks and Hens, Hotel Colbert (1891)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Confidence in the Garden

Confidence in the Garden (1894)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Courtyard, Brussels

Courtyard, Brussels (1887)

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

Draped Figure Standing (1891)

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