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Whistlers Mother

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother) is a lithograph on paper, initialed 'BD' lower right, 9 x 9 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler
"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler

"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Hinsdale, IL

, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler’s Mother, exemplifies his approach

Category

1850s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

GE Professional TV Service Repairman
GE Professional TV Service Repairman

GE Professional TV Service Repairman, 1950s

$398Sale Price|20% Off

H 26 in W 22 in D 0.05 in

GE Professional TV Service Repairman

Located in Spokane, WA

image of Whistler’s mother in a rocking chair. Of course, during this time frame, all televisions were

Category

1950s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Mother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas
Mother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas

Mother (Homage To Whistler), huge original painting on canvas

By Ferjo, Fernando de Jesus Oliveira

Located in Aventura, FL

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas size 69.5 x 85 inches. Painting will ship unstretched, rolled in an extra large tube. Artwork is in excellen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andy Warhol's Kitchen, East 66th Street, NYC by David Gamble

Andy Warhol's Kitchen, East 66th Street, NYC by David Gamble

By David Gamble

Located in Chicago, IL

of his mother sitting like Whistler's mother on that chair, waiting while she warmed yet another can

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Posture in Profile, Oil Painting
Posture in Profile, Oil Painting

Posture in Profile, Oil Painting

By McGarren Flack

Located in San Francisco, CA

James McNeill Whistler's iconic painting of his mother. The soft interplay of light and shadow

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

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Mother and Daughter
Mother and Daughter

Mother and Daughter

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

Foundation for the Graphic Arts, San Francisco (1 impression). “Mother and Daughter” depicts Whistler

Category

19th Century Figurative Prints

Robert Amft, "Figure Study"
Robert Amft, "Figure Study"

Robert AmftRobert Amft, "Figure Study", c 1939

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H 31.13 in W 25.63 in

Robert Amft, "Figure Study"

By Robert Amft

Located in Chicago, IL

. His sculpture, Dog, won an award in the 1994 Beverly Art Center Annual Exhibition and his Whistler

Category

1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers
Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers

Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers

Located in Florham Park, NJ

reef system. James McNeill Whistler, who went on to paint the iconic “Whistler’s Mother,” was a Coast

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Rotherhithe (Thames Set)
Rotherhithe (Thames Set)

Rotherhithe (Thames Set)

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

famous painting is Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as 'Whistler's Mother', the

Category

1910s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Gilt Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Young Woman
Gilt Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Young Woman

Gilt Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in Corsham, GB

of the Artist's Mother' is an obvious example, but Whistler's 'The Little White Girl' is a portrait

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Solitude, " Linoleum Block Print, Signed
"Solitude, " Linoleum Block Print, Signed

"Solitude, " Linoleum Block Print, Signed

By George Raab

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Institute’s Painter’s Award Medal for a portrait of his mother, fashioned after Whistler’s famous painting of

Category

20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother) is a lithograph on paper, initialed 'BD' lower right, 9 x 9 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)

By Robert Deyber

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bad Hare Day is a lithograph on paper, 9 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 187/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver-tone...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

“Wapping (The Tiny Pool)”
“Wapping (The Tiny Pool)”

“Wapping (The Tiny Pool)”

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Southampton, NY

of the Artist’s Mother or Whistler’s Mother).

Category

1870s Academic Landscape Prints

Materials

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Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea

James Abbott McNeill WhistlerAfternoon Tea, 1897

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H 18.25 in W 16.75 in D 1 in

Afternoon Tea

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

double portrait of Whistler's mother-in-law, Frances Birnie Philip, and her daughter, Ethel Whibley

Category

19th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Rag Gatherers
The Rag Gatherers

The Rag Gatherers

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

famous painting is Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as 'Whistler's Mother', the

Category

1850s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Nantucket:  Davis' Shoal
Nantucket:  Davis' Shoal

Nantucket: Davis' Shoal

By Lieutenant Charles Davis

Located in Florham Park, NJ

reef system. James McNeill Whistler, who went on to paint the iconic “Whistler’s Mother,” was a Coast

Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Questions About Whistlers Mother
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
    Yes, Whistler's Mother is a real painting. American painter James McNeill Whistler painted the oil-on-canvas work in 1871, and it depicts his mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. Although more well known by the name Whistler's Mother, the painting is actually titled Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. Shop a range of James Abbott McNeill Whistler art on 1stDibs.