Artist Monograph
James McNeill Whistler, American
American, 1834–1903
Medium Breakdown
| Medium | Works at MoMA | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lithography | 2 | 50% |
| Etching | 2 | 50% |
Production by Decade
2
1850s
1
1870s
1
1890s
Acquisition Timeline
| Year acquired | Works |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
Highlighted Works
- 1878 Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea) Lithotint with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground, printed in soft gray-black ink on pale blue laid chine mounted on ivory wove plate paper; second state of two (Chicago)
- 1879–80 The Doorway Etching, drypoint and roulette, printed in brownish-black ink on ivory laid paper; fourteenth state of twenty (Glasgow)
- ca. 1880 Note in Pink and Brown Charcoal and pastel on dark brown wove paper
- ca. 1870–80 Cremorne Gardens, No. 2 Oil on canvas
- 1883 Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret Oil on canvas
- ca. 1883 Lady in Gray Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper
- ca. 1883–84 The Yellow Room Watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Recurring Subjects & Themes
- Men · 116
- Women · 111
- Boats · 74
- Buildings · 62
- Human Figures · 46
- Venice · 45
- Rivers · 29
- Girls · 18
- Houses · 18
- Portraits · 17
- Bridges · 15
- London · 15
- Streets · 14
- Smoking · 10
- Canals · 10
- Ships · 9
- Reading · 8
- Heads · 8
- Trees · 8
- Animals · 7
Met Open Access Records
503 CC0 records at The Met.
| Culture | Country | Department | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | The American Wing | 95 |
American Contemporaries
- 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- 3358 Louise Bourgeois
- 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
- 1338 Lee Friedlander
- 932 George Maciunas