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Artist in the Global Art Registry
James McNeill Whistler
1834–1903 · American
- Born
- 1834 · Lowell
- Died
- 1903 · Chelsea
1,039 works in the Collect24 Registry
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James McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and a printmaker, primarily based in the United Kingdom. He was a leading proponent of "art for art's sake," eschewing sentimentality and moral allusion in painting.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, 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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1,039
Registered works
1,039
In museum collections
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Featured works
Selected registered works by James McNeill Whistler
Selected from 1,039 works by James McNeill Whistler in the Collect24 Registry.
James McNeill Whistler
Japanese Woman Painting a Fan (recto); Standing Woman Holding Up Her Dress (verso), c. 1872
black chalk and pastel
27.9 × 17.6 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-210500
James McNeill Whistler
Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea, 1871-1872
Oil on canvas
82 × 62.7 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127684
James McNeill Whistler
Portrait of Whistler with a Hat, 1857-1859
Oil on canvas
46.3 × 38.1 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127682
James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne: Blue and Silver--Battersea Reach, 1870-1875
Oil on canvas
49.9 × 72.3 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127363
James McNeill Whistler
Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen, 1864
Oil on wood panel
50.1 × 68.5 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127344
James McNeill Whistler
An Orange Note: Sweet Shop, 1883 or 1884
Oil on wood panel
12.2 × 21.5 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127341
James McNeill Whistler
Low Tide, 1883-1884
Oil on wood panel
13.8 × 23.5 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127343
James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Valparaiso, 1866-ca. 1874
Oil on canvas
76.4 × 50.7 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127310
James McNeill Whistler
Symphony in Grey: Early Morning, Thames, 1871
Oil on canvas
100 × 79.7 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127309
James McNeill Whistler
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of F. R. Leyland, 1870-1873
Oil on canvas
218.5 × 119.4 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127057
James McNeill Whistler
Moreby Hall, 1882-1884
Watercolor on paper
19.5 × 28.3 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127042
James McNeill Whistler
Grand Canal, Amsterdam; Nocturne, 1882
Watercolor on paper
22.7 × 28.4 cm
National Museum of Asian Art
C24-127009
Museums and collections
Where works by James McNeill Whistler are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
524 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
298 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
123 works
- National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, D.C., United States
79 works
- National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
9 works
- Tate
United Kingdom
3 works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
2 works
- Detroit Institute of Arts
United States
1 work
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