A rare collection of paintings by the American artist James McNeill Whistler offers a glimpse into life by the River Thames in Victorian London.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist who spent much of his life in London, so it's no surprise he was drawn to create sketches and paintings of the Thames and its snaking course ...

Created by the iconic James McNeill Whistler, the painting is famous for its role in one of the 19 th ... The River Thames, in particular, coursed with the vestiges of modernization and pollution.

A new show at the Smithsonian's Sackler gallery showcases the moody work of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an outrageous painter born 160 years too early for the social media age.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Wapping, 1860-1864, oil on canvas Credit: Photo: National Gallery of Art ...

Few artworks offer me as much calm and solace as James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s “Nocturne in Blue and Silver, Chelsea” (1871). It’s not a large painting, measuring only 50 centimeters in ...

How James McNeill Whistler Captured Life in ... What makes the artist James McNeil Whistler so mercurial is his ability to hint at rather than insist on ... one looking out on the River Thames.

By Ian SimpsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – James McNeill Whistler, one of the United States’ greatest artists, was never modest about his talent now on display in the biggest U.S. show of his work ...

A rare collection of paintings by the American artist James McNeill Whistler offers a glimpse into life by the River Thames in Victorian London.

James McNeill Whistler, one of the United States' greatest artists, was never modest about his talent now on display in the biggest U.S. show of his work in almost 20 years.