Whistler paintings

This painting is one that caused Whistler quite a bit of grief, but one he could have sold if he had lied and told the prespective client it was a scene of firworks in Venice! See Whister's story, the tale of his nocturne paintings, and learn about Chardonnay wine. #ofartandwine #chardonnay #jamesmcneillwhistler #whistlersfallingrockets

Note in Rose and Silver--Dordrecht

Peter Schjeldahl writes about the painting, on loan to the Clark Art Institute from the Musée d’Orsay, and his own mom.

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Simon Werrett explores how artists through the ages have responded to the challenge of representing firework displays, from the highly politicised and allegorical renderings of the early modern period to Whistler's impressionistic Nocturne in Black and Gold.

Ambitious beneath his pose of indolence, James McNeill Whistler was the most contradictory of artists.

James McNeill Whistler - Harmony in Pink and Grey - Portrait of Lady Meux, 1882 at The Frick Art Collection New York City NY (Postcard)

Imitator of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (active England), 1834–1903)

Whistler Smoking

More than $850 million — that's the estimated value of the legendary Mona Lisa painting. Nevertheless, one of the most famous paintings and an iconic Renaissance art piece is not for sale. Under French heritage law, an artwork declared priceless is prohibited from being bought or sold. Although you might not be able to take the painting home, you can still take a glimpse at the iconic smiling lady in the Louvre for less than the cost of a meal at Mickey D's.