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Who was one of the most famous artists of the Aesthetics movement named Whistler?

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Who was one of the most famous artists of the Aesthetics movement named Whistler?
One of the most famous artists of the Aesthetics movement named Whistler was James McNeill Whistler. Like other proponents of the Aesthetics movement, he believed in producing art for art's sake. Some of his best-known works include Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl; Nocturne in Black and Gold; The Falling Rocket and Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1., more commonly referred to as Whistler's Mother. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of James McNeill Whistler art.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, 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

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

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

Rue Furstenberg
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
Rue Furstenberg. 1894. Lithograph. Way 59; Levy 90; Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink catalog 97. Only state. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 (sheet 14 1/4 x 8 7/8). A fine ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

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