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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The Sea—Grey and SilverBonhams · Nov 2025$89,400≈ £68,042≈ €77,135Sign up to see
Winter landscapeBonhams · May 2014$40,000≈ £23,674≈ €29,248Sign up to see
The Garden, VII/VIII, (M. 207, K210), from Twenty-six EtchingsBrunk Auctions · Nov 2016$17,000≈ £13,790≈ €15,994Sign up to see

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UntitledCircle of the artist
Watercolor
Sworders · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 236
£800≈ $999≈ €916HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
Nude Model Reclining (1893)
Lithograph · Paper
17.9x24.7cm (sheet) 15x23cm (sight)
Davidson Auctions · Mar 19, 2023 · Lot 350
A$650≈ $435≈ £355≈ €406HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
Chelsea Bridge and Church, 1871
Etching · Paper
4 h x 6½ w in (10 x 17 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 8, 2023 · Lot 130
$1,677≈ £1,417≈ €1,590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Annie
Etching
14.5cm x 11cm
Toovey's · Jan 18, 2023 · Lot 117
£320≈ $396≈ €366HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
La Robe Rouge (The Red Dress)
Lithograph
Toovey's · Jan 18, 2023 · Lot 118
£85≈ $105≈ €97HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Billingsgate
Etching
15.1 x 22.8cm
Woolley & Wallis · Dec 14, 2022 · Lot 76
£300≈ $371≈ €348HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
The Riva, No. 2 (First State, from the Second Venice Set)
Photograph
4¾ h x 6⅞ w in (12 x 17 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 432
$250≈ £210≈ €240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
San Biagio (Ninth State, from the Second Venice Set)
Photograph
4¾ h x 6⅞ w in (12 x 17 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 438
$250≈ £210≈ €240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
The Bridge (Eighth State)
Photograph
7 h x 4¾ w in (18 x 12 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 439
$250≈ £210≈ €240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Little Putney Bridge, 1879
Etching
5 h x 8 w in (13 x 20 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 452
$195≈ £164≈ €187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–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