Whistler

“ James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903), Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, 1875. Oil on wood 60.3 x 46.6 cm Detroit Institute of Arts . ”

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler [1834-1903], pittore Americano, nacque a Lowell, nel Massachusetts. Nel 1843 suo padre si trasferì con la famiglia in Russia, per lavorare alla linea ferroviaria San Pietroburgo, Mosca. Nel 1849, alla morte del padre, Whistler tornò negli Stati Uniti con la madre e nel 1851 entrò nella scuola militare di West Point, che abbandonò nel 1854 per dedicarsi al disegno e all'incisione.

“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.” — James McNeill Whistler, American, painter

Whistler Art Collection // James Abbott McNeill Whistler (/wslr/; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and was a leading proponent of the credo art for arts sake. His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol was apt, for it combined both aspects of…

View across the Lagoon - James McNeill Whistler 1880 American 1817-1903 Pastel

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‘The Gold Scab’ was created in 1879 by James McNeill Whistler in Japonism style. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

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