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Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903)

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Name
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903)
Nationality
American
Biography
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (b.1834 d.1903) was an American painter and printmaker. Whistler moved to London in 1860 where he painted numerous nocturnal scenes of the city. He believed in the connection between art and music, giving many of his works musical titles. Whistler became a leading proponent in the belief ‘Art for Art’s Sake’.
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Assets (558 in total)

Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket, 1875 (oil on panel)
Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, 1871 (oil on canvas)
Symphony in White, No. III, 1865-7 (without frame) (see also 106898)
La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine (The Princess from the Land of Porcelain) 1863-65 (oil on canvas)
Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville, 1865 (oil on canvas)
Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, 1862 (oil on canvas)
Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen, 1864 (oil on wood panel)
Mother and Child on a Couch (w/c)
Nocturne, Blue and Silver: Battersea Reach, c.1872-78 (oil on canvas)
Blue and Silver: Trouville, c.1865 (oil on canvas)
Thames - Nocturne in Blue and Silver, c.1872/8 (oil on canvas)
Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow, 1876 (oil on canvas)
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