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James McNeill Whistler

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Misty grey river scene with masted boats in the foreground and church spires faintly visible on the distant shore.

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf

c. 1864/1868

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian

1888(?)-1900

Full-length portrait of a red-haired woman in a white dress holding a lily, standing on an animal skin rug before white drape

Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl

1861-1863, 1872

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat against a muted brown background, hands clasped.

Alexander Arnold Hannay

c. 1896

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a brown fur wrap against a red-brown background.

Alice Butt

c. 1895

Dark-toned self-portrait of a man in a hat and dark jacket against a brown background, with one hand visible at right.

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait

c. 1896-1898

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a cane, against a muted gray and brown interior background.

George W. Vanderbilt

1897/1903

Painting of a crowded harbor with masted ships and rowboats, with a woman and bearded man seated in the foreground.

Wapping

1860-1864

Painting of a river with brown-sailed boats at right, a red-sailed boat at left, and buildings along the far bank under cloud

Battersea Reach

c. 1863

Oval portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a blue bonnet and white ruffled collar against a muted grey background.

Blue and Coral: The Little Blue Bonnet

1898

Loose painting of a beached boat with a mast on sand, dark figures, teal sea and grey overcast sky.

Seashore: Grey and Black

1897

Dim night scene of a shop front with glowing yellow goods and a figure in red beside a dark doorway.

Shopgirl

1880

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a dark jacket and white collar, one hand resting in front, against a dark background.

The Master Smith of Lyme Regis

1895

Painting of a row of shopfronts and houses on a street with small figures of pedestrians and children in the foreground.

Street in Old Chelsea

1880

Painting of a young girl in a red blouse and black jacket, hands clasped, against a warm brown background.

Little Rose of Lyme Regis

1895

Loosely painted woman in a white dress with red sash, standing before blue drapery beside a red sofa.

Arrangement in Pink, Red and Purple

1885

Full-length painting of a violinist in black formal wear holding a violin and bow against a dark, misty background.

Arrangement in Black: Portrait of Señor Pablo de Sarasate

1884

Painting of a turquoise sea and sandy beach with small figures, sailboats on the horizon and a pale grey sky.

Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe

1885

Loose oil sketch of a woman in a pink robe holding a fan before a pale screen with pink blossoms and a blue vase.

Sketch for Rose and Silver: La Princesse du Pays de la Porcelaine

1863

Painting of a bearded man in a black hat and gray coat holding brushes against a muted gray background.

Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter

1872

Loose oil portrait study of a standing man in a dark coat and pale collar against a brown background.

Portrait Study of a Man

1890

Harmony in Black: Miss Ethel Philip

1894

Painting of a crowded river harbor with masted ships and rowboats, with a seated woman and bearded man in the foreground.

Wapping

1860

Woman in black seated at a piano beside a girl in a white dress leaning on it, in a room with framed paintings.

At the Piano

1858

Loose painting of dark rolling sea with white foam under a pale sky with mauve clouds and a distant sail.

Violet and Blue: Among the Rollers

1893

Three slender figures in blue and grey costumes stand on a muted plain under a cloudy sky, painted in soft tones.

Harmony in Blue: The Duet

1874

Seated elderly man in a black coat and cloak beside a cane, against a grey wall with framed pictures, in a muted tonal painti

Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

1872

Two women in white and yellow dresses in a pale interior with flowering branches and a fan on a blue floor.

Symphony in white 3

1865

Muted grey-green seascape with anchored sailing ships, a wooden pier, breaking waves and leafy branches in the foreground.

Symphony in Grey and Green The Ocean

1866

Full-length portrait of a man in a black suit and white gloves holding a cane, against a dark background.

Arrangement in Black and Gold: Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac

1891

Painting of a woman in a floral kimono holding a blue and white vase, surrounded by porcelain and a lacquer screen.

Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks

1864

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and white shirt, hand on hip, against a near-black background.

Arrangement in Black: Portrait of :w:Frederick Richards Leyland

1870

Misty seascape with a small sailboat, a grassy bank, and three figures in green and pink dress near a railing.

Variations in Violet and Green

1871

Oil painting of a nude young woman holding a blue drape beside a white vase of flowers in a muted interior.

Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Little Blue Girl

1894

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian

1888

Night harbor painting in blue tones with dark ship masts, scattered yellow and red lights, and reflections on still water.

Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Valparaiso

1866

Nocturne seascape in blue and silver tones with sailboats on dark water, figures on a shoreline, and a starry sky.

Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Bognor

1871

Full-length figure of a woman in a pale dress and dark feathered hat against a dark background.

Arrangement in White and Black

1876

Painting of a balding bearded man with a mustache in a brown jacket against a dark background.

Portrait of Charles Lang Freer

1902

Oil portrait of a young girl with bangs against a red background, wearing a pale dress and holding a red glove.

The Little Red Glove

1896

Woman in a purple kimono reads a print beside a gold folding screen, with scattered prints and pink flowers in a blue vase.

Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen

1864

Muted painting of a Thames-side quay with pink sails, a grey wall, strolling figures in long dresses, and misty water.

Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea

1871

Painting of three women in white dresses with pink blossoms, a parasol, and a blue railing in a pale interior.

The White Symphony: Three Girls

1868

Painting of women in kimono-like robes on a turquoise balcony beside a railing, with a misty river and chimneys behind.

Variations in Flesh Colour and Green - The Balcony

1864

Muted street scene of shopfronts with awnings and small pedestrians on a pavement beside an empty road.

Chelsea Shops

1880

Arrangement in Brown and Black: Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder

1876

Full-length portrait of a woman in a grey and pink gown and flowered hat against a grey backdrop.

Nocturne in Rosa und Grau, Porträt der Lady Meux

1881

Woman in a long pink gown seen from behind, standing before a rose wall with white blossoms and a patterned floor.

Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs Frances Leyland, 1871-1874

1871

Dark nocturne of a street at night with faint figures, a pale carriage, trees and a glowing orange light at right.

Nocturne in Green and Gold

1877

Painting of a man with a mustache in a dark suit and hat against a warm brown background, with a white collar.

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait

1896

Misty grey river scene with masted boats, rust-coloured sails, and faint church spires on the distant shore.

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf

1864

Painted portrait of a young woman with dark hair and a fur collar against a warm red background.

Alice Butt

1895

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat against a muted brown background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Alexander Arnold Hannay

1896

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a cane against a muted grey background.

George W. Vanderbilt

1897

Misty grey-toned painting of a pier, a small boat on calm water, and figures with a horse on a sandy shore.

The Pier: A Grey Note

1884

Seated figure in scaled green costume beside a desk with gold coins and a music sheet titled The Gold Scab, teal background.

The Gold Scab: Eruption in Frilthy Lucre

1879

Misty night river with a small rowing boat in the foreground and dim city lights and buildings on the distant shore.

Nocturne in Blue and Silver

1872

Loose oil study of a young woman's head and shoulders with brown hair, dark coat and blue ribbon at the neck.

Study of a Young Girl's Head and Shoulders (Baroness de Meyer)

1896

Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Thomas Carlyle

1872

Muted beach scene with a lone figure in a long coat on sand, pale blue sea, and a distant white sail under cloudy sky.

Harmony in Blue and Silver: Trouville

1865

Painting of fishermen beaching a boat in surf on a sandy shore under a grey sky, by James McNeill Whistler.

Harmony in Blue and Silver: Beaching the Boat, Étretat

1897

Muted painting of an old wooden bridge over a river with a factory chimney, boats, and workers on the shore.

Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge

1859

Full-length portrait of a woman in a dark dress and fur hat and stole, holding yellow gloves against a black background.

Arrangement in Black (The Lady in the Yellow Buskin)

1883

Dark teal nocturne with a hazy shoreline, a glowing light above, and faint reflections on still water.

Nocturne

1875

Painted portrait of a dark-haired woman in a pink dress and dark wrap against a green background.

Rose et or: La Napolitaine

1897

Loose painted portrait of a young woman with dark curly hair and red ribbons, in a white blouse against a brown background.

Miss Lillian Woakes

1890

Muted painting of a wide sandy beach with small figures, a grey-blue sea, cloudy sky and orange cliffs at left.

The Beach at Selsey Bill

1865

Painting of choppy grey-green sea under pale clouds, with sailboats near the horizon.

Blue and Silver, Dieppe

1880

Misty night street with bare trees, dark buildings and small yellow lamplights under a pale grey sky.

Nocturne: Trafalgar Square, Chelsea - Snow

1875

Portrait of Whistler with Hat

1858

Oil portrait of a woman in a white headscarf and dark dress, gazing sideways against a dark background.

Head of a Peasant Woman

1855

Harmony in White and Blue

1872

Dim painting of a shop front with a bow window and a child in a red dress standing in an open doorway.

Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis

1895

Painting of a woman in a dark fur-trimmed jacket and hat against a near-black background, with a long brown skirt.

Arrangement in Black and Brown: The Fur Jacket

1877

Muted dusk seascape with pink and yellow light at the horizon above a wide, pale beach and dark rocks.

Crepuscule in Opal, Trouville

1865

Loose painting of a brick sweet shop with a blue awning, orange-lit window and small figures on the street.

The Note in Orange and Blue (Sweet Shop)

1884

Misty nocturne in blue-gray tones with small orange lights on a river and a faint boat silhouette at lower left.

Nocturne, Blue and Silver: Battersea Reach

1872

Muted blue-green seascape of several sailing boats on calm, misty water beneath a hazy sky.

Nocturne, The Solent

1866

Small painting of a green shore with strolling figures, a wooden pier, sailing boats on turquoise water, and a pale sky.

Green and Violet: The Evening Walk

1896

Standing woman in a brown dress and feathered felt hat against a dark background, painted in soft tonal harmony.

Harmony in Brown: The Felt Hat

1890

Loose painting of a woman in a red dress reading in a dim interior beside a fireplace and framed picture.

Miss Ethel Philip Reading

1894

Muted seascape with grey-green sea, pale clouded sky, two distant sailing boats and tall posts rising from the water.

The Bathing Posts, Brittany

1893

Painting of a standing nude woman raising a red drape and green cloth against a muted brown background.

Rose et vert: Une étude

1896

Full-length portrait of a woman in a pale blue dress and violet skirt holding a fan against a dark background.

Harmony in Blue and Violet: Miss Finch

1885

Painting of a figure in a flowing green cloak standing against a muted blue-green sea and pale sky.

Ariel

1884

Sketch of two nude women seated on a sofa playing cards, in soft pink, grey and green tones.

Flesh Colour and Silver: The Card Players

1898

Loose, muted portrait of a seated woman with dark hair in a pale pink dress against a brown background.

The Rose Scarf

1890

Muted grey village street with shop fronts, a pedestrian at right and a small white dog in the foreground.

A Grey Note: Village Street

1884

Full-length painting of a young girl with brown bobbed hair in a pale blue dress against a dark background.

The Blue Girl: Connie Gilchrist

1879

Full-length portrait of a woman in a flowing red cloak and red hat against a red background.

Harmony in Red: Lamplight

1884

Muted painting of Amsterdam canal houses with reflections in water, figures at windows, and red laundry hanging.

The Canal, Amsterdam

1889

Painting of a woman in a pink gown with puffed sleeves and orange ribbon, seen from behind against a red background.

Rose et or: La tulipe

1894

Loose painting of a woman in a long black dress and red-bowed hat holding white gloves against a grey background.

Sketch for a Portrait of Miss Ethel Philip

1886

Full-length tonal portrait of a standing man in a long dark coat against a brown and gold background.

Brown and Gold

1890

Full-length painting of a young woman in a white dress with a peach sash, holding a fan in a grey interior.

Harmony in Grey and Peach Colour

1872

Blue-toned nocturne of a riverbank with factory chimneys, a church spire, and faint reflections on still water.

Nocturne in Blue and Silver

1871