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What is James Abbott McNeill Whistler known for?

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What is James Abbott McNeill Whistler known for?
James Abbott McNeill Whistler is known for his work as a painter. His nighttime scenes of London and his full-length portraits are particularly acclaimed. He also produced etchings and lithographs. You'll find a variety of James McNeill Whistler art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
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

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903, British) "Fulham (Chelsea Church)"
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in San Francisco, CA
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903, British) "Fulham (Chelsea Church)" Etching Year 1865 8" x 5 1/8 unframed 13.75 x 17.25" framed
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1870s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Thames Warehouses
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER (American 1834–1903 London) THAMES WAREHOUSES, 1859 (K 38 ii/ii; Glascow 46 iv/v; Mansfield 37) Etching and drypoint on fine thin laid paper. Plate: 3 × 8 i...
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1850s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

READING BY LAMPLIGHT
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Portland, ME
Whistler, James A. M. READING BY LAMPLIGHT. Etching and drypoint, 1859. Glascow 37, W.25, K.32. Third state of three, with the revisions to the sitter's facial expression and the dar...
Category

1850s Portrait Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

19th century engraving landscape bridge industrial river scene ink signed
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fulham A.K.A. Chelsea" is an original etching by James Abbott MacNeill Whistler. The artist signed the piece in the plate with his butterfly monogram in the lower right. IT was publ...
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1870s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Old Putney Bridge
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), Old Putney Bridge, 1879, etching and drypoint, signed in pencil with a large, elaborate shaded butterfly, lower right and inscribed imp (also signed with the butterfly in the plate), printed in dark-brown/black ink on laid paper, watermark ProPatria, an impression in Glasgow’s seventh (final) state, published by The Fine Art Society, probably printed in 1881, 8x 11 3/4 inches, sheet 12 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches. Reference: Kennedy 178; Glasgow 185. Provenance: Kraushaar Gallery, New York A fine impression, with wide margins. The Fine Art Societys relationship with Whistler began with the new etchings of the Thames he made in 1879, following a visit from Ernest Brown who had joined the staff of the gallery. The plate is on a large scale and shows the change in the artists approach to the Thames since the etchings he had made in Wapping and the docks in the summer of 1859. The central motif is the old bridge, by this stage somewhat dilapidated. It was shortly to be demolished and replaced by the new bridge of Cornish granite...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

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