James Abbott McNeill Whistler

American · 1834–1903 · Painter, Printmaker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral… (Wikipedia)

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Auction results: 346 2003–2026
Price range: $26–$89.4kSign up free to see
Median price: $693Sign up free to see 278 sold
Most recent sale: $2.6kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Brunk Auctions
Record sale: $89.4kSign up free to see 2025, Bonhams

Recent sales: La Jolie New Yorkaise (C.99, W.61) · Untitled · La Vielle Aux Loques

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The Sea—Grey and SilverBonhams · Nov 2025$89,400≈ £68,042≈ €77,135Sign up to see
Nude model reclining (m.1606)Dreweatts · Jun 2024£70,000≈ $89,320≈ €82,973Sign up to see
Venetian canal; bridge over canal (verso)Dreweatts · Jun 2024£36,000≈ $45,936≈ €42,672Sign up to see

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The Title to the French Set
Etching
12 x 16cm
Gorringe's · May 12, 2025 · Lot 705
£180≈ $237≈ €214HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Gorringe's ↗
Rotherhithe, from the Thames Set (Kennedy 66, Glasgow 70), c. 1860
Etching · Paper
plate 10 13/16 x 7 13/16in (27.5 x 19.8cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 20
$3,840≈ £3,005≈ €3,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Billingsgate
Etching
15 x 22.5cms, 36.5 x 43cms in frame.
Anderson & Garland · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 913
£320≈ $422≈ €380HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–250View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Fulham (Chelsea)
Etching
14 x 21cms, 32.5 x 39cms in frame.
Anderson & Garland · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 914
£140≈ $185≈ €166HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Billingsgate
Etching
6 x 8 7/8 in.
Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025 · Lot 6
$600≈ £463≈ €556HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
Limehouse, from Thames Set (Kennedy 40, Glasgow 48), 1859
Etching · Paper
plate 5 x 7 7/8in (12.7 x 20cm)
Bonhams · Mar 17, 2025 · Lot 104
$768≈ £592≈ €704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
Two Plates, from Thames Set (Kennedy 44; 52, Glasgow 53; 62), 1859
Etching · Paper
each plate 6 x 8 15/16in (15.2 x 22.7cm); 10 x 7 1/2in (25.4 x 19.1cm)
Bonhams · Mar 17, 2025 · Lot 117
$704≈ £543≈ €646Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,100View at Bonhams ↗
C. L. Drouet
Etching · Paper
8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.
Leland Little · Mar 12, 2025 · Lot 1097
$900≈ £695≈ €827HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
La Marchand de Moutarde
Etching
18 x 11cm
Gorringe's · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 1728
£170≈ $220≈ €203HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Gorringe's ↗
The Music Room, 1859
Etching
5⅝ h x 8¼ w in (14 x 21 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025 · Lot 181
$1,848≈ £1,434≈ €1,712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗

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About James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler 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".

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In museum collections

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864/1868
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
‘Arrangement in Yellow and Gray’: Effie Deans, ca. 1876 - ca. 1878
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
The Yellow Room, ca. 1883–84
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret, 1883
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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