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What is one of Whistler's famous paintings commonly called?
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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.
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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...
Category
1850s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
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)
Numbered: "No. 20" in pencil
Printed by Thomas Way, London
A beautiful impression with tonal variations in the stump work (shading)
As published in: L'Estampe Originale, Paris, 1893, Album IV
Edition: 107 impressions, this No. 20
There were an additonal 24 impressions printed by Way for Whistler and 20 impressions printed for the Fine Art Society, London
Lacking the huge support sheet and embossed series stamp by Charpentier
With the letterpress lower left: "T. Way. Imp London"
The stone erased in 1904
The majority of the lifetime impressions are in public collections
Condition: Excellent condition
Hinges from original issuance of L'Estampe Originale verso at top as described in Spink
Three hinges residue along right edge of the sheet from a later matting of the print
Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches
Sheet size: 11 3/8 x 9 1/16 inches
Reference: Spink/Tadeschi 72, published edition
Levy 74
Way 46
A superb Neoclassical lithograph...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Nude Prints
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
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
Category
1870s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86
Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
8 1/2 x 5 inches
Signed on the reverse
Provenance:
Miss Annie Burr Jennings
Mrs. ...
Category
1880s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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


