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James Abbott McNeill Whistler RBA (/ ˈ w ɪ s l ər /; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
James McNeill Whistler (born July 11, 1834, Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.—died July 17, 1903, London, England) was an American-born artist noted for his paintings of nocturnal London, for his striking and stylistically advanced full-length portraits, and for his brilliant etchings and lithographs.
Learn about Whistler's life, style, and achievements as a modern artist and a forerunner of Post-Impressionism. Explore his paintings, etchings, and pastels that showcase his innovative use of color, tone, and form.
- American-British
- July 11, 1834
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- July 17, 1903
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (/ˈwɪslər/; 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 art's sake".
- American
- July 10, 1834
- Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
- July 17, 1903
Biography. James Abbott Whistler was born in in 1834 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the third son of West Point graduate and civil engineer Major George Washington Whistler, and his second wife Anna Matilda McNeill.
James McNeill Whistler participated in the artistic ferment of Paris and London in the late nineteenth century, crafted a distinctive style from diverse sources, and arrived at a version of Post-Impressionism in the mid-1860s, a time when most of his contemporaries in the avant-garde were still exploring Realism and Impressionism.
Learn about the life and career of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, a 19th-century artist who was a pioneer of abstraction and a controversial figure in the art world. Explore his etchings, paintings, and the Peacock Room at the V&A.
