WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOT McNEILL 1834-1903:

AMERICAN PAINTER AND PRINTMAKER JAMES WHISTLER WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST GRAPHIC ARTISTS IN ART HISTORY, PREHAPS SECOND ONLY TO REMBRANDT. SO IMPORTANT WAS HIS BODY OF WORK THAT HE IS CLAIMED AS BRITISH, AMERICAN AND FRENCH BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES. HIS GRAPHIC WORK, BOTH ETCHING AND LITHOGRAPHIC STUDIES, OF THE THAMES, FRANCE OR VENICE ARE STILL SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER IMAGES.