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James McNeill Whistler Artworks collected in Metmuseum

David V.

Oct 04, 2022•3 min read

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter 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 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 other leading artists and writers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler

Note in Pink and Brown

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Note in Pink and Brown
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1917

Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1955

Bust of a Young Woman with Hat, Wine Glass (from Sketchbook)

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Bust of a Young Woman with Hat, Wine Glass (from Sketchbook)
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1970

Artist's Studio (from Sketchbook)

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Artist's Studio (from Sketchbook)
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1970

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1913

After Dinner (Possibly Ross Winans) (from Sketchbook)

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: After Dinner (Possibly Ross Winans) (from Sketchbook)
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1970

Butterfly Monogram

American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London / The Met

title: Butterfly Monogram
department: The American Wing
accessionYear: 1923

Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading

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