Accession Number F1904.50a-b James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized..

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England) 1943.172: Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow Whistler’s most famous nocturnes, or night views, depict the River Thames in London. However, in the 1870s Whistler also painted street scenes of the area near his home and studio in Chelsea, a suburban locale that was quickly being engulfed by the largest city in th..