Ultra HD Master (5 000 × 4 448 px)
Realism
1871
Whistler's Mother
Original title: Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
144.3 cm × 162.4 cm
Date of Creation:
1871
Scan Resolution:
5 000 × 4 448 px
Archive File Size:
7.4 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
Whistler's famous portrait of his mother, Anna McNeill Whistler, seated in profile against a muted grey wall decorated with Japanese woodblock prints.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"An austere study in tonal harmony and geometric composition, asserting art as pure aesthetic form over literal narrative sentimentality."
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