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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903) was active/lived in Massachusetts / England, France.  James Whistler is known for Figure, landscape, and portrait painting, etching.

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Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, James Whistler became one of the most influential late 19th-century American painters and etchers, although he lived primarily in England.  He worked in a wide variety of styles that included Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau.  He was especially influential in the Tonalist movement and was a catalyst for those who wanted to break away from prescribed academic methods, credited with being the first American modernist to influence European art.

He also created 179 lithographs, having received a commission in 1879, and from that time, he worked in graphics, pastel, and watercolor, and favorite subjects were subtly delineated cityscapes or ships at docks.

He was raised both in New England and in Russia where his father, an engineer, was commissioned by the Czar to build the Moscow-St. Petersburg railroad.  In 1847, Whistler went to London for his sister's wedding to Seymour Haden, a key figure in 19th centur   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10899 characters.]  Artist bio

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