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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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Seymour Haden Jr., Seated

Seymour Haden Jr., Seated (1857–58)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
The Trial Sermon, Joanna Douglas at Her Desk

The Trial Sermon, Joanna Douglas at Her Desk (1862)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Courtyard on Canal; Grey and Red

Courtyard on Canal; Grey and Red (1879–80)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
A river scene

A river scene (1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
A Venetian canal

A Venetian canal

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

Baby Leyland

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

Bead-stringers (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Bibi Lalouette

Bibi Lalouette (1859)

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

Billingsgate (1859)

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

Doorway and vine (1879)

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

Drury Lane (1880-1881)

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

Fishing-boat (1879)

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

Fulham (1879)

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

Garden (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Harmony in red; Lamplight

Harmony in red; Lamplight

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
La marchande de moutarde

La marchande de moutarde (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
La salute; Dawn

La salute; Dawn (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Lagoon; Noon

Lagoon; Noon (1879)

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

Little court (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Lobster pots

Lobster pots (1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Long lagoon

Long lagoon (1879)

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

Long Venice (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Maunder’s Fish-Shop, Chelsea

Maunder’s Fish-Shop, Chelsea (1890)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew

Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (1862)

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

Nocturne; Furnace (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Nocturne; Palaces

Nocturne; Palaces (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Illustration
Old Marble Hall

Old Marble Hall (1915)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Old Putney Bridge

Old Putney Bridge (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Landscape
Ponte del Piovan

Ponte del Piovan (1879)

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

Quiet canal (1879)

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