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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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. ↗
Fulham 1878
Etching
44 x 54.5cm
Olympia Auctions · Oct 19, 2022 · Lot 86
£170≈ $191≈ €195HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
BILLINGSGATE (Kennedy 47)
Etching
14.5 x 22cm
Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 574
£200≈ $221≈ €228HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
St. Anne's Soho, 1896
Lithograph · Paper
image 7-7/16 x 5-1/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Sep 17, 2022 · Lot 1244
$250≈ £220≈ €251HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
The Black Lion Wharf, 1859
Etching
5.25 x 9 inches, framed: 30.25 x 17.25 inches (sight)
Michaan's Auctions · Sep 17, 2022 · Lot 259
$277≈ £243≈ €278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
St James's Street, June 1878
Lithograph
28 x 16cm
Gorringe's · Jul 11, 2022 · Lot 1627
£35≈ $42≈ €41HammerSign up free to seeEst. £40–60View at Gorringe's ↗

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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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