James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and 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".

Works in Collection

1 works

Nocturne: The River at Battersea

James McNeill Whistler

1878, published 1887

Exhibitions

13 exhibitions

Oct 31, 1932 – Feb 11, 1933

American Painting and Sculpture, 1862–1932

77 artists · 1 curator

May 15, 1934 – May 18, 1934

Whistler: Portrait of the Artist's Mother

1 artist

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

May 10, 1939 – Sep 30, 1939

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

154 artists

Jan 26, 1940 – Mar 24, 1940

Modern Masters from European and American Collections

25 artists

Sep 16, 1941 – Oct 14, 1941

Twenty Lithographs: Graphic Art Processes

36 artists

Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943

Twentieth Century Portraits

159 artists · 1 curator

Nov 17, 1943 – Feb 06, 1944

Romantic Painting in America

123 artists · 1 curator

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Sep 26, 1944 – Nov 12, 1944

American Battle Painting 1776–1918

71 artists · 1 curator

Oct 03, 1956 – Dec 02, 1956

Masters of British Painting, 1800–1950

31 artists · 1 curator

Sep 29, 1976 – Nov 30, 1976

The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950

67 artists · 1 curator

Jun 06, 1977 – Sep 06, 1977

Impresario: Ambroise Vollard

44 artists · 1 curator