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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 Major’s Daughter; Clara Vinrace’s Farewell to her Father

The Major’s Daughter; Clara Vinrace’s Farewell to her Father (1862)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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The Market Place, Vitre

The Market Place, Vitre (1893)

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

The Mast (1880)

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

The Mast (1879–80)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Menpes Children

The Menpes Children (1887)

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

The Mother Gerard (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Novel – Girl Reading

The Novel – Girl Reading (1890)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Old Rag Woman, No. 10

The Old Rag Woman, No. 10 (1858)

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

The Piazzetta (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Priest’s House, Rouen

The Priest’s House, Rouen (1894)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Riva, No. 1

The Riva, No. 1 (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Riva, No. 1

The Riva, No. 1 (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Riva, No. 2

The Riva, No. 2 (1886)

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

The Riva, Venice (1879–80)

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

The Shoemaker (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Smith; Passage du Dragon

The Smith; Passage du Dragon (1894)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
The Smith’s Yard

The Smith’s Yard (1895)

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

The Smithy (1880)

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

The Swan, Chelsea (c. 1870)

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

The Toilet (1878)

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

The Traghetto (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
The Two Ships

The Two Ships (1875)

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

The Tyresmith (1890)

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

The Unsafe Tenement (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Title Page – Delauney Sketching

Title Page – Delauney Sketching (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Traghetto, No. 2

Traghetto, No. 2 (1880)

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

Victoria Club (1879)

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

Walter Sickert (1895)

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

Walter Sickert (1895)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Drawings
Whistler with the White Lock

Whistler with the White Lock (1876–79)

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