James Abbott Mcneill Whistler American Tonalist Painter and Printmaker, 1834-1903, He was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. George W Vanderbilt 1897/1903
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 208.6 x 91.1 cm
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