American Tonalist Painter and Printmaker, 1834-1903, He was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail.
Nocturne in Black and Gold
Nocturne in Black and Gold
Painting ID:: 61611
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (1874),
Detroit Institute of Arts
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (1874),
Detroit Institute of Arts
James Abbott Mcneill Whistler American Tonalist Painter and Printmaker, 1834-1903, He was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. Nocturne in Black and Gold Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (1874),
Detroit Institute of Arts