The Artist in His Studio

Oil on paper mounted on panel, 1865

About this work

The Artist in His Studio (1865–66) by James McNeill Whistler. Oil on paper mounted on panel.

James McNeill Whistler

American-born painter of tonal harmonies

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the Gilded Age. He was averse to sentimentality in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo 'art for art's sake'.