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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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 Forge (1866)

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Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1893–95)

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Millbank

Millbank (1861)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
A Note in Green

A Note in Green (1883-1884)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The major’s daughter

The major’s daughter (1862)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Draped Figure Seated

The Draped Figure Seated (1893)

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

Price’s Candle-Works (1876–77)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Gants de Suede

Gants de Suede (1890)

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

Battersea; Dawn 1877

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
La Vieille aux Loques

La Vieille aux Loques (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Pink Note–The Novelette

Pink Note–The Novelette (1883-1884)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Early Morning

Early Morning (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Long Balcony

The Long Balcony (1894)

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

Long lagoon (1879)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Pink Note–Shelling Peas

Pink Note–Shelling Peas (1882-1884)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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