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The subject of the painting is Whistler's mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. The painting is 56.81 by 63.94 inches (1,443 mm × 1,624 mm), [3] displayed in a frame of Whistler's own design. It is held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, [2] having been bought by the French state in 1891. It is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside ...
Whistler's Mother, a portrait of Anna by her son, James McNeill Whistler (1871). Anna Matilda (née McNeill) Whistler (September 27, 1804 – January 31, 1881 [1]) was the mother of American-born, British-based painter James McNeill Whistler, who made her the subject of his famous painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, often titled Whistler's Mother.
Whistler's mother noted in her diary, "the great artist remarked to me 'Your little boy has uncommon genius, but do not urge him beyond his inclination.'" [16] In 1847–1848, his family spent some time in London with relatives, while his father stayed in Russia.
The stamp features a portrait of painter James McNeill Whistler’s mother with white carnations and the words, “In memory and in honor of the Mothers of America.” 1935 Taking on the first lady
September 18 – John Steell, Scottish portrait sculptor (died 1891) September 27 – Anna McNeill Whistler, "Whistler's Mother" (died 1881) December 16 – Adèle Kindt, Belgian portrait and genre painter (died 1893) December 19 – Fitz Henry Lane, American luminist painter (died 1865) date unknown Chō Kōran, Japanese poet and nanga artist ...
In the painting Whistler reverted to the planar composition of Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, and included the robe that created a broader shape, reminiscent of the dress from the earlier picture. [1] The canvas is slightly larger than that of the portrait of Mrs. Whistler, and is of a vertical format.
Dec. 10—On a blustery, cold day on Dec. 15, 1923, "Old Blind John" Stephens was laid to rest in Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery surrounded by a large number of family, friends and Civil War veterans.
April 16 – Fortunino Matania, Italian-born illustrator and war artist (died 1963) ... January 3 – Anna McNeill Whistler, "Whistler's Mother" (born 1804)