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Born in Massachusetts, James McNeill Whistler lived all of his adult life in Europe, working in artistic centers such as Paris, London, and Venice. Whistler painted this portrait of his brother William in London, where both of them then lived; the artist had established a studio there in 1859. Having served as a medical officer for the Confederate Army, Dr. William McNeill Whistler moved to the city after the Civil War and was a respected physician. Whistler modeled his brother’s face with some degree of detail, yet also employed broad brushstrokes of thinly applied paint to merely suggest the sitter’s dress, which blends into a background of flat color.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 34 × 43 Cm |
| Tags | portraitspeople |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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given to the Art Institute of Chicago.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Stephanie L. Strother, “Cat. 12, <em>The Artist in His Studio</em>, 18665/66 and 1895,” in <em>Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago</em>, ed. Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler
Stephanie L. Strother, “Cat. 12, The Artist in His Studio, 18665/66 and 1895,” in Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2020), cat. 8 (ill.), http://artic.edu/digitalwhistler.
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Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler, eds., <em>Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago</em>
Jay A. Clarke and Sarah Kelly Oehler, eds., Whistler Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2020), cat. 12 (ill.), http://artic.edu/digitalwhistler.
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Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, "Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler," <em>The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler: A Catalogue Raisonné</em>, University of Glasgow, accessed June 3, 2020, <a href="https://whistlerpaintings.gla....
Margaret F. MacDonald, Grischka Petri, "Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler," The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler: A Catalogue Raisonné, University of Glasgow, accessed June 3, 2020, https://whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/display/?mid=y123 (ill.).
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Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler's Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago, Mar. 4–May 21, 2017, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler's Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago, Mar. 4–May 21, 2017, no cat.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler, Roussel: Linked Visions, June 20, 2015–Sept. 27, 2015, online catalog.
Art Institute of Chicago, Whistler, Roussel: Linked Visions, June 20, 2015–Sept. 27, 2015, online catalog.
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June 20, 1958-July 1977, Mrs....
June 20, 1958-July 1977, Mrs. John Wentworth, Chicago and Paris
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December 22, 1935-June 20, 1958, Mr....
December 22, 1935-June 20, 1958, Mr. and Mrs. John Wentworth, Chicago
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January 28, 1919-unknown, William T....
January 28, 1919-unknown, William T. Cresmer, Chicago. Dates unknown, Anderson Art Galleries, Chicago. Unknown-December 22, 1935, Mrs. Moses J. Wentworth, Chicago
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October 19, 1918-January 28, 1919, Vose Galleries, Boston
October 19, 1918-January 28, 1919, Vose Galleries, Boston
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February 27, 1900-unknown, Mrs....
February 27, 1900-unknown, Mrs. William McNeill Whistler, his widow, London. Unknown-October 19, 1918, Burton Mansfield, New Haven, Conneticut
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c. 1873-February 27, 1900, probably William McNeil Whistler, London (gift from the artist)
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Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 73 3
Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 73 3 (May–June 1979), 10–11 (ill.).
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July 1977-November 1, 1977, estate of Mrs....
July 1977-November 1, 1977, estate of Mrs. John Wentworth
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Pastels, Watercolors, Etching, Lithographs, Jan. 13–Feb. 25, 1968; Utica, New York, Munson–Williams–Proctor Institute, Mar. 17–Apr. 28, 1968, cat. 18...
Art Institute of Chicago, James McNeill Whistler: Paintings, Pastels, Watercolors, Etching, Lithographs, Jan. 13–Feb. 25, 1968; Utica, New York, Munson–Williams–Proctor Institute, Mar. 17–Apr. 28, 1968, cat. 18, as Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler (Portrait of My Brother).
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