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James McNeill Whistler, Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, 1861-62, oil on canvas.
This was Whistlers first painting which drew major attention from the art world. It depicts his mistress and business manager Joanna Hiffernan as an innocent young woman clad in pure white. At the time this image raised some eyebrows in the artistic community as individuals and critics clambered to imbue Whistlers portrait with symbolism relating to ideas of lust and sexual awakening. However Whistler intended this portrait to be a simple study in colour. This reflects changing attitudes at this time and the emergence of the concept of ‘Art for Arts Sake’.
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Symphony in flesh color and pink by James Abott Whistler, 1871-74
James McNeill Whistler, Symphony in Flesh Color and Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyland, 1871–74
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Portrait of Artist’s Mother (1871), one of the most iconic paintings in the world, was exhibited in NGV, Whistler’s Mother, along with the artist’s and other Australian painters’ works that were highly influenced by Whistler’s art. The original title of the famous painting is Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, which refers to the exploration of form and colour rather than the portrait of his…
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1904) -Caprice in Purple and Gold - USA - 1864
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold (The Falling Rocket), 1875.
