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James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His birthplace in Massachusetts is now a museum dedicated to him. His father was a talented train driver and the family moved to St. Petersburg in 1842, because of a good job offer. Whistler struggled as a child with irascible fits, bouts of illness, as well as periods of extreme fatigue - drawing helped him stay alert. He received private art lessons and attended the Russian Academy of Art at age eleven. In 1844 he met the Scottish painter Sir William Allan, who called him a "rare genius." His brother-in-law, surgeon and painter Sir Francis Seymour Haden, spurred him on to a career in painting and gave him his first set of watercolors. After his father's death, the family returned to the United States and Whistler applied to the United States Military Academy, where, however, he became known more for his sarcastic comments and dislike of authority. However, he did learn cartography there, which helped him land his first job: pattern draftsman for military and naval purposes.
In 1855 he traveled to Paris and studied there briefly, but he preferred to study on his own and copy works of art at the Louvre. There he also met the French painter Henri Henri Fantin-Latour, who in turn introduced him to Gustave Courbet, leader of the Realism movement, and his circle. Among them were Charles Baudelaire, whose theories greatly influenced Whistler, and Théophile Gautier, who inspired him to see music in art. Many of his works bear names such as "Arrangements," "Harmonies," and "Nocturnes." Among his most famous works is "Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1," better known as "Whistler's Mother," which is on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. At the time, the work was negatively received for its lack of sentimentality. Whistler is generally considered averse to sentimentality and moral allusions in paintings, being an advocate of "art for art's sake." The artist also had a special interest in Asian art, studying ceramics, which is how he came up with his characteristic signature, reminiscent of a butterfly.
After the death of his mother in 1881, he took his mother's maiden name as a middle name. He became a member, and later president, of the Society of British Artists, even Queen Victoria expressed her admiration for the artist's illustrations. He made other important friendships with Monet, Rodin and Toulouse-Lautrec. Overall, he counts as an inspiration of several generations of artists in Europe and the U.S. and had lively exchanges with Impressionists, Realists and Symbolists.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His birthplace in Massachusetts is now a museum dedicated to him. His father was a talented train driver and the family moved to St. Petersburg in 1842, because of a good job offer. Whistler struggled as a child with irascible fits, bouts of illness, as well as periods of extreme fatigue - drawing helped him stay alert. He received private art lessons and attended the Russian Academy of Art at age eleven. In 1844 he met the Scottish painter Sir William Allan, who called him a "rare genius." His brother-in-law, surgeon and painter Sir Francis Seymour Haden, spurred him on to a career in painting and gave him his first set of watercolors. After his father's death, the family returned to the United States and Whistler applied to the United States Military Academy, where, however, he became known more for his sarcastic comments and dislike of authority. However, he did learn cartography there, which helped him land his first job: pattern draftsman for military and naval purposes.
In 1855 he traveled to Paris and studied there briefly, but he preferred to study on his own and copy works of art at the Louvre. There he also met the French painter Henri Henri Fantin-Latour, who in turn introduced him to Gustave Courbet, leader of the Realism movement, and his circle. Among them were Charles Baudelaire, whose theories greatly influenced Whistler, and Théophile Gautier, who inspired him to see music in art. Many of his works bear names such as "Arrangements," "Harmonies," and "Nocturnes." Among his most famous works is "Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1," better known as "Whistler's Mother," which is on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. At the time, the work was negatively received for its lack of sentimentality. Whistler is generally considered averse to sentimentality and moral allusions in paintings, being an advocate of "art for art's sake." The artist also had a special interest in Asian art, studying ceramics, which is how he came up with his characteristic signature, reminiscent of a butterfly.
After the death of his mother in 1881, he took his mother's maiden name as a middle name. He became a member, and later president, of the Society of British Artists, even Queen Victoria expressed her admiration for the artist's illustrations. He made other important friendships with Monet, Rodin and Toulouse-Lautrec. Overall, he counts as an inspiration of several generations of artists in Europe and the U.S. and had lively exchanges with Impressionists, Realists and Symbolists.
.jpg "Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Harmony in Flesh Colour and Red by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Blue and Silver: Trouville, c.1865 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Man smoking a pipe, c.1859 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne, Blue and Gold, St. Mark")
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.jpg "Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge, c1872-5 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne: Cremorne Lights by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, 1862 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Portrait of Theodore Duret by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne in Blue and Silver by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Sunset: Venice by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne: Blue and Silver by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "A Foggy Night in London by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Harmony in Blue and Silver: Beaching The Boat, Etretat by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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 (see also 106898) - (MeisterDrucke-205236).jpg "Symphony in White, No. III, 1865-7 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Green and Blue: The Dancer by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne: Blue and Gold--Southampton Water by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Woman by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Vase with slightly bulging body by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Oviform Ginger Jar with Bell-shaped cover by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Vase with Slightly Bulging Body by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Square Canister with Expanding Neck by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Impressions from Cancelled Plates by Whistler - Young Woman Lying on Couch by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Princess from the Land of Porcelain by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nude Girl with Arms Raised by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 (Portrait of the Artist")
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.jpg "Nude Woman Standing, Hand on Hip by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Etching Plate: Limehouse by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Fitzroy Square by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Sketch of a Girl, Nude by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Rose and Silver: The Princess from the Land of Porcelain by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "A Nude Model Arranging Flowers by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Barges, Dordrecht, 1884 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Harmony in Pink and Gray - Lady Meux by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Forge, Liverpool by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Little Nude, 1888 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Nude Model Reading by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Thames Police by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Little Nude Figure by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Impressions from Cancelled Plates by Whistler - The Miser by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nude Model, Back View by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Shore, Pourville by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "A Little Red Note - Dordrecht by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen, 1864 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Barrow - Quartier des Marolles, Brussels by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "In Full Sunlight by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Unsafe Tenement by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Unsafe Tenement by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Nude Model Reading by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "My Mother by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Twilight in Flesh Color and Green: Valparaiso by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Tinsmith by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Impressions from Cancelled Plates by Whistler - Seated Figure by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Artist")
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.jpg "Millbank by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Dancing Girl, 1890 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Letter by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Little Draped Figure, Leaning by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Smithy by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Maude by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Wheelwright by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Nude Model, Reading by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Russian Schube, 1896 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Dog on the Kennel by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Petite Rue des Bouchers by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "St. Giles-in-the-Fields by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.2: Thomas Carlyle by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Venice by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Little Nude Model, Reading by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Portrait of Thomas Carlyle by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Portrait Study: Miss Charlotte R. Williams by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "St. James")
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.jpg "Nude Model, Reclining by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Petticoat Lane by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "A Street Scene by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Annie Seated by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Smith, Passage du Dragon by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Shoemaker by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Speke Hall, No.2 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nocturne: Furnace by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Dancing Girl by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Dancing Girl by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "An Orange Note: Sweet Shop by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Nude Standing with Legs Crossed by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Portrait Study: Mr. Herbert C. Pollitt by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Gypsy Baby by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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 (see also 324669) - (MeisterDrucke-163848).jpg "The Model Resting, 1870 (detail) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Princess from the Land of Porcelain by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Mill by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Butterfly by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Fish Women, Ostend by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Rag Pickers, Quartier Mouffetard, Paris by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "The Piano by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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.jpg "Firelight - Joseph Pennell, No. 2 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler")
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