“Art should be independent of all clap-trap - should stand alone, and appeal to the artistic sense of eye or ear, without confounding this with emotions entirely foreign to it, as devotion, pity, love, patriotism, and the like.”

About James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Painter • American

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American-born artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He was a leading proponent of the 'art for art's sake' philosophy, valuing...