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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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Baby Leyland

Baby Leyland

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Barrow – Quartier des Marolles, Brussels

The Barrow – Quartier des Marolles, Brussels (1887)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Portrait of John Ross Key

Portrait of John Ross Key (1854-55)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Portrait of Whistler with a Hat

Portrait of Whistler with a Hat (1857-1859)

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

Black Lion Wharf (1859)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Study – Maude Seated

Study – Maude Seated (1878)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Couple seated at a table

Couple seated at a table (1858)

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

Long Venice (ca. 1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Scene on the Mersey

Scene on the Mersey

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

Booth at a Fair (1886)

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

The Kitchen (1858)

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

The Unsafe Tenement (1858)

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

A Wharf (1859)

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

Balcony, Amsterdam (1889)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Ermine Coat

The Ermine Coat (1870-1873)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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