Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834–1903) An American painter,
who moved between Paris and London. He was first influenced by the realism of Gustave Courbet (1819–77), but later emphasized that a painting is ‘an arrangement of line, form and colour first’. His most famous works are the ... ...
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