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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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Limehouse

Limehouse (1878)

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

Lindsay Row, Chelsea (1888)

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

Little Draped Figure Leaning (1894)

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

Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam (1889)

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

Little Evelyn (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Little Lagoon

Little Lagoon (1879–80)

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

Little Salute (1879–80)

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

Little Wapping (1861)

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

Lord Wolseley (1877)

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

Millbank (1861)

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

Model Draping (1890)

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

Mother and Child, No. 1 (1891 - 1895)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Nash’s Fruit Shop

Nash’s Fruit Shop (1887)

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

Nocturne, Salute (1879–80)

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

Nocturne; Furnace (1886)

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

Palaces, Brussels (1887)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Pantheon from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens

Pantheon from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens (1893)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Price’s Candle-Works

Price’s Candle-Works (1876–77)

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

Quiet Canal (1879–80)

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

Reading by Lamplight (1859)

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

Return to Tilbury (1887)

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

Rotherhite (1860)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Rue des Bons Enfants, Tours

Rue des Bons Enfants, Tours (1888)

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

San Giorgio, Venice (1886)

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

Savoy Pigeons (1896)

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

Seymour (1858–59)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Shipping at Liverpool

Shipping at Liverpool (1867)

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

St. James Street (1878)

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

Street in Saverne (1858)

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

Street Scene

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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