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What is one of Whistler's famous paintings commonly called?

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What is one of Whistler's famous paintings commonly called?
One of Whistler's famous paintings is commonly called Whistler's Mother. The actual title of the painting is Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, and the oil-on-canvas piece does depict James McNeill Whistler's mother. Whistler painted it in 1871. Today, it is part of the collections of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. On 1stDibs, find a variety of James McNeill Whistler art.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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...
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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

FULHAM
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER (American 1834-1903 London) FULHAM 1879 (K 182 ii/ii; Glasgow 181 iii/iv?) Etching 5 1/8 x 8, sheet, 9 ½ x 12 ¼ inches. In very good condition save for hint o...
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1870s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Bibi Lalouette - Etching by James Whistler - 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint in black ink on fine ivory laid Japan paper. Second state of two. Signed and dated in plate lower right "Whistler. 1859". Very good condition. Ref. Kennedy 51 i...
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1850s Modern Figurative Prints

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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...
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1850s Portrait Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

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