James McNeill Whistler

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James McNeill Whistler


Born
in Lowell, Massachusetts, The United States
July 10, 1834

Died
July 17, 1903

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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 was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol was apt, for it combined both aspects of his personality—his art was characterized by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting is Arrangement ...more

Average rating: 3.92 · 303 ratings · 49 reviews · 140 distinct works
The Gentle Art of Making En...

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Complete Paintings of James...

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Mr. Whistler's Ten O'Clock

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Etchings of James McNeill W...

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James McNeill Whistler - Pa...

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Whistler Pastels

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James McNeill Whistler - Pa...

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La soberanía del arte

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James McNeill Whistler: Lit...

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“Oscar Wilde: "I wish I had said that." Whistler: "You will, Oscar; you will.”
James McNeill Whistler

“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”
James McNeill Whistler

“All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.”
James McNeill Whistler

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