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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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Harmony in Yellow and Gold-The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist (ca. 1876–77)

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The Dog On The Kennel (1858)

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The Long Gallery, Louvre (1894)

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Early Morning; The Thames at Battersea 1878

Early Morning; The Thames at Battersea 1878

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The blue girl

The blue girl

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

The Riva, no. 2 (1879)

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Salvation Army, Sandwich

Salvation Army, Sandwich (ca. 1887–1892)

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St. Giles-in-the-Fields

St. Giles-in-the-Fields (ca. 1896)

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Enfant de Choeur de Cologne

Enfant de Choeur de Cologne (1858)

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Walter Sickert

Walter Sickert (1895)

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Little Evelyn

Little Evelyn (1896)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Two Doorways

Two Doorways (ca. 1879–1880)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
La Marchande de Moutarde

La Marchande de Moutarde (1858)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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Pink Note–The Novelette (1883-1884)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Note in Blue and Opal–Jersey

Note in Blue and Opal–Jersey (1881)

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
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