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Is Whistler's Mother a real painting?
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Yes, Whistler's Mother is a real painting. American painter James McNeill Whistler painted the oil-on-canvas work in 1871, and it depicts his mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. Although more well known by the name Whistler's Mother, the painting is actually titled Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. Shop a range of James Abbott McNeill Whistler art on 1stDibs.
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The Draped Figure, Seated
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Draped Figure, Seated
Lithograph on fine japanese paper, 1893
Signed in pencil with the butterfly (see photo)
Signed in the stone with the butterfly on the sofa (see photo)
Numbe...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mother and Daughter
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb impression of Spink’s only state From the edition of approximately 200 commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, and printed by Auguste Clot, Paris
Catalog: Spink 174; Levy 77
Collections in which impressions from this edition can be found: Chicago Art Institute (3 impressions); Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow (1 impression); National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1 impression); Cleveland Museum of Art (1 impression); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1 impression); The Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, San Francisco (1 impression).
“Mother and Daughter...
Category
19th Century Figurative Prints
"The Smith's Yard" original lithograph
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Way 88. Printed in 1897 and published in London for The Studio. Sheet size: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (282 x 197 mm). This impression on cre...
Category
1890s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Billingsgate
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching printed in dark brownish black ink on cream laid paper, 6 x 8 7/8 inches (152 x 226 mm); full margins. Extremely minor and unobtrusive band of toning along the top sheet edg...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Laid Paper, Etching
Gants de Suede
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Gants de Suede (Suede Gloves)
Lithograph, 1890
Signed in the stone with the butterfly signature (see photo)
Published in: The Studio 3, No. 13 (16 April 1894)
Printed by Way in an edition of 3000 impressions, with the blind stamp of The Studio, London lower left
Stone polished out in 1904
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 8 1/2 x 4 inches
Sheet size: 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches
Reference: Spink/Tadeschi 35, published state
"Gants de Suede is a portrait of Whistler’s sister-in-law, Ethel Birnie Philip. Whistler was apparently pleased with this lithograph, for after a small number of impressions were printed he agreed that it could be published by The Studio, an art magazine that had recently been launched; it appeared as part of a special issue." Harris Schrank
Category
1890s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Billingsgate - Etching by James Whistler - 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated on plate. Eighth state of 8 (final state), after different works with drypoint, with margins.
Published in 1878/79 on Japan paper in "The Portfolio". Matting includ...
Category
1850s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching