James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. Whistler was born on July 11, 1834, in Lowell. During his formative years in Paris in the 1850s, Whistler was influenced by the injunctions of the poet and theorist Charles Baudelaire that artists should take subjects from modern life and seek a new beauty in the teeming cities. Whistler's first major suite of prints, his French Set brought critical acclaim but disappointing sales. Seeking more generous patrons, he moved to London in 1859. Initially, under the influence of his brother-in-law Francis Seymour Haden, a pioneer of the etching revival, he began a series of superbly observed and finely detailed views of the River Thames with its shipping, thriving wharves and picturesque characters. In his Thames Set etchings, Whistler often introduced the figures of workmen, boatmen or loungers in the foregrounds. Whistler died on July 17, 1903, in London.
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching
1870s James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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19th Century American Modern James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Drypoint, Etching
Mid-19th Century American Impressionist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Drypoint, Etching
1850s Realist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Etching
1870s Impressionist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Drypoint, Etching
1880s Impressionist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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The Master Smith. 1895. Lithograph. Way 84; Levy 123; Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 120.i/ii. 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 (sheet 76 x 5 3/8). Only 15 lifetime impressions (in 2 states) were listed by Way; Goulding printed 38 impressions on 14 December 1903. The stone was erased in 1903. Printed on cream wove proofing paper. Monogrammed with the butterfly in the stone. A fine impression of this extremely rare lithograph.
Tedeschi, Stratis, and Spink write, page 366: As originally transferred to stone, the image includes trial marks made with a pointed crayon to the left of the sitter's shoulder. There is also a smudge at lower right below the image and a small stry mark upper right. Only one impression of this state has been located. Now in the Britigh Museum, London, it once belonged to Thomas Way and is illustrated in the Levy (1975) catalogue.' The impression illustrated above lacks the stray mark on the right, as the sheet is too small to accommodate it.
Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink write, page 366: 'This portrait of George Govier, was drawn ad the master smith conversed with the artist during a break from his work. Govier was born in Lyme Regis...
Late 19th Century Impressionist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022James 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.