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James McNeill Whistler Quotes


An American-born, British-based artist.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) 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. The symbol was apt, for it combined both aspects of his personality—his art was characterized by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler titled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony.

Here are some famous quotes by James McNeill Whistler. 

Nature is usually wrong.

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To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

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Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.