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James McNeill Whistler

American, 1834–1903

works 3dates 1872 – 1896halls Impressionism, Modernism
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A sparsely painted waterside scene in dark tones with minimal ghostly shapes suggesting ships, yellow glitches of paint for light reflections, and the orb of an orange moon overhead. Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water1872 · Impressionism Very dark painting of a light-skinned, mostly clean-shaven young man in dark suit and dark full-length coat, holding a rolled-up paper and gloves. Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown…1894 · Modernism A work made of oil on panel. Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders1896–97 · Modernism

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