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James Abbott McNeill Whistler"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler1859
1859
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About the Item
Title: C. L. Drouet, Sculptor
Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Sitter: Charles L. Drouet (French, 1836–1908)
Date: 1859
Medium: Etching and drypoint; second state of two (Glasgow); printed in black ink on fine laid ivory Japan
Dimensions: plate: 8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.5 x 15.2 cm)
sheet: 14 1/16 x 9 1/2 in. (35.7 x 24.1 cm)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) was an American-born artist who spent much of his career in Europe, particularly in London and Paris. After briefly attending West Point, he turned to art and studied in Paris, where he absorbed the influence of French Realism and Japanese aesthetics. Whistler was known for his sharp wit and combative personality, often embroiled in artistic and legal disputes, most famously his libel case against critic John Ruskin. Despite social controversies, he became a central figure in the international art world, forming friendships with leading artists and writers and influencing the Aesthetic Movement, which championed the idea of art for art’s sake.
Whistler’s art is characterized by subtle tonal harmonies, atmospheric mood, and refined compositions that emphasize visual beauty over narrative content. His most famous work, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler’s Mother, exemplifies his approach: restrained in color, elegant in line, and quietly expressive. His “Nocturnes,” a series of moody nighttime landscapes set along the Thames, are celebrated for their poetic abstraction and hint at the direction later taken by Impressionists and Symbolists. Whether in painting, etching, or lithography, Whistler sought to capture sensation over detail, influencing modern art’s shift toward composition, tone, and the emotional resonance of form.
James Whistler was an exceptionally skilled printmaker whose etchings and lithographs are celebrated for their subtle tonal effects and refined line. Early in his career, his etching series such as the French Set (1858) and Thames Set (1871) revealed his keen observational eye, capturing intimate street scenes, riverbanks, and architectural views with a sensitive, atmospheric touch. Whistler treated printmaking as an art form equal to painting, often experimenting with paper types, ink tones, and the amount of plate wiping to achieve variations in mood. His later Venetian etchings (1879–80) are particularly admired for their lyrical treatment of light and space, conveying the city’s delicate interplay of water, architecture, and air. Throughout his printmaking, Whistler emphasized harmony and nuance, creating works that are both technically masterful and poetically understated.
- Creator:James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903, American)
- Creation Year:1859
- Dimensions:Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- More Editions Sizes:Edition size unknownPrice: $4,950
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- Condition:This piece is in a custom frame wit UV protective plexiglass.
- Gallery Location:Hinsdale, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: 24471stDibs: LU1384217198512
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. Whistler was born on July 11, 1834, in Lowell. During his formative years in Paris in the 1850s, Whistler was influenced by the injunctions of the poet and theorist Charles Baudelaire that artists should take subjects from modern life and seek a new beauty in the teeming cities. Whistler's first major suite of prints, his French Set brought critical acclaim but disappointing sales. Seeking more generous patrons, he moved to London in 1859. Initially, under the influence of his brother-in-law Francis Seymour Haden, a pioneer of the etching revival, he began a series of superbly observed and finely detailed views of the River Thames with its shipping, thriving wharves and picturesque characters. In his Thames Set etchings, Whistler often introduced the figures of workmen, boatmen or loungers in the foregrounds. Whistler died on July 17, 1903, in London.
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