James Whistler, Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf

James Whistler

American/English · 1834–1903

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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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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Born 1834Died 1903Wikidata Q203643 ↗ULAN 500012432 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as James A. McNeill Whistler, James Abbot M'Neill Whistler, James Abbott Whistler, James Mc Neill Whistler, James McNeill Whistler, James M'Neill Whistler

Works in museum collections

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James Whistler, Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf
Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharfc. 1864/1868 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)
James Whistler, ‘Arrangement in Yellow and Gray’: Effie Deans
‘Arrangement in Yellow and Gray’: Effie Deansca. 1876 - ca. 1878
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
James Whistler, The Yellow Room
The Yellow Roomca. 1883–84 · Watercolor and gouache on paperboard
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund, 20…
James Whistler, Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret
Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret1883 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe F…
James Whistler, Cremorne Gardens, No. 2
Cremorne Gardens, No. 2ca. 1870–80 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1912 — Open Access…
James Whistler, Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)
Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)1878 · Lithotint with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in soft gray-black ink on pale blue laid chine mounted on ivory wove plate paper; second state of two (Chicago)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 — Open Access…
James Whistler, Nocturne: Palaces
Nocturne: Palaces1879–80 · Etching and drypoint; printed in dark brown ink on drum mounted medium weight ivory laid paper.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940 — Open Acc…
James Whistler, Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook)
Captain Cuttle (a Character from Charles Dickens's "Dombey and Son") (from Sketchbook)ca. 1854–55 · Pen and iron-gall ink on white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and…
James Whistler, The Long Gallery, Louvre
The Long Gallery, Louvre1894 · lithograph in black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard — Open Acc…
James Whistler, Little Venice
Little Venice1880 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in m…
James Whistler, Nocturne
Nocturne1879/1880 · etching and drypoint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in m…
James Whistler, The Little Mast
The Little Mast1880 · etching and drypoint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in m…
James Whistler, The Little Lagoon
The Little Lagoon1879/1880 · etching and drypoint on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in m…
James Whistler, St James's Street
St James's Street1878
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, The Doorway
The Doorway1880
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, The Manager's Window, Gaiety Theatre
The Manager's Window, Gaiety Theatre1896
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate
Sketches on the Coast Survey Plate1854
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, Little Arthur
Little Arthur1857
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, Little Arthur
Little Arthur1857
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, Annie
Annie1857
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, La Mère Gérard
La Mère Gérard1858
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James McNeill Whistler, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Whistler, Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water
Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water1872 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Stickney Fund — public domain (CC0)
James Whistler, Coast Scene, Bathers
Coast Scene, Bathers1884–85 · Oil on panel
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Walter S. Brewster Collection — public domain (CC0)
James Whistler, Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach
Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach1863 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Honoré and Potter Palmer — public domain (CC0)

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