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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

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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

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1850s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

GE Professional TV Service Repairman
GE Professional TV Service Repairman

GE Professional TV Service Repairman, 1950s

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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).

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1870s Academic Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint, Ink, Laid Paper

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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A lovely portrait of a turn-of-the-century elegant woman, perhaps commissioned by a devoted husband (she has a ring on her right hand, which is more common as a wedding ring in north...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Napoleonic Wars Cuirassier Horse, 19th Century

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By Sir Edwin Landseer

Located in Blackwater, GB

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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

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Fine 1950's English Oil Grand Interior Room Scene Ancestral Portraits signed
Fine 1950's English Oil Grand Interior Room Scene Ancestral Portraits signed

Fine 1950's English Oil Grand Interior Room Scene Ancestral Portraits signed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Guildhall, Worcester English School, mid 20th century indistinctly signed verso oil on canvas canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and s...

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Materials

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19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable
19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable

19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable

By Charles Towne

Located in Woodbury, CT

English 19th century portrait of a White / Grey hunter in a stable. Charles Towne was born in Wigan in 1763. He was trained as a coach painter, and by the age of 17 was set up in t...

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1820s Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

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Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès
Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès

Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Madrid, ES

EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right) oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 36-1/4 inches (65 x 91.5 cm.) framed: 33-1/2 x 44-1/4 inc...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)
Scandinavian Impressionist Landscape (1894)

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Located in Stockholm, SE

This oil on canvas by Anton Genberg, signed and dated 1894, portrays a Scandinavian summer landscape bathed in gentle light. The composition features lush green meadows in the foregr...

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1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

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Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris
Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris

Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris

By Antoine Blanchard

Located in Sheffield, MA

Antoine Blanchard French, 1910-1988 Flower Market, La Madeleine, Paris Oil on canvas 13 by 18 in. W/frame 19 by 24 in. Signed lower right Provenance: Catalda Fine Arts, Inc., New...

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Materials

Oil

'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit
'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit

'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit

By Edouard-Jean Dambourgez

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'La Taverne Pausset, Paris' by Edouard-Jean Dambourgez. Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit ----- Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, ...

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Materials

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Sunny Day in the Park
Sunny Day in the Park

Sunny Day in the Park, 1900

$3,975

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Sunny Day in the Park

Located in Buffalo, NY

19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood frame. Image, 27"L x 25"H, overall 31"L...

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Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting
Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting

Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

The painting captures a wonderfully amusing family moment set in the 16th century. In the center of the painting we see the father, exhausted by worries and dozing in his chair in fr...

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Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting

Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting

By Konstanty Szewczenko

Located in Surfside, FL

Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"“Orientalist Scene"
"“Orientalist Scene"

"“Orientalist Scene"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Unidentified Artist Orientalist Scene Oil on canvas Framed: 162 x 221 cm Canvas: 144 x 200 cm No signatured This striking large-scale oil painting presents a dramatic Orientalist co...

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19th Century Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

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The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas
The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas

The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...

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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel,  "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"
Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel,  "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"

Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel, "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"

By Édouard Leon Cortès

Located in Madrid, ES

EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 NOTRE-DAME VIEW FROM THE QUAYS signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right); inscribed "6728" au crayon bleu et cachet "Breffort" (on the reverse) o...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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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.