James McNeill Whistler
Also known as James Whistler, James McNeil Whistler, James Abbott McNeil Whistler, James Abbott MacNeil Whistler, James Abbott Mcneill Whistler, James Abbott Whistler, James Mac Neill Whistler, James Mc Neill Whistler
American painter (1834-1903)
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James McNeill Whistler was an American painter from the 19th century who lived from 1834 to 1903. He is remembered as an influential artist of his era, though the specific details of his artistic contributions and legacy would require additional context to fully explain.
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- Born
- 10 July 1834
- Died
- 17 July 1903
- Works
- 107
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- Correspondence. Paddon papers. The owl and the cabinet
- James A.M. Whistler
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to James McNeill Whistler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (/ˈwɪslər/; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake".
His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized butterfly with an added 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 aesthetic theories and his friendships with other leading artists and writers.
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1834 births1903 deaths19th-century American etchers19th-century American male artists19th-century American painters20th-century American painters20th-century American printmakersAmerican emigrants to EnglandAmerican Impressionist paintersAmerican male paintersAmerican portrait paintersAmerican recipients of the Legion of Honour