James McNeill Whistler

Ariadne's Gallery holds 131 works by James McNeill Whistler, made between 1854 and 1902. Most belong to Impressionism, Realism and Symbolism. The most common genres are portrait, genre painting and landscape. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke sadness and nostalgia.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 42 (collection average 34)
Joy: 37 (collection average 46)
Tension: 50 (collection average 48)
Anger: 14 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 55 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 37 (collection average 48)
Interest: 56 (collection average 57)

Styles

Impressionism (14,799)
Realism (13,472)
Symbolism (4,157)

Artworks

The Cobbler, 1854 - 1855 — Tension 70, Nostalgia 65, Sadness 40
Head of a Peasant Woman, 1855 - 1858 — Sadness 74, Nostalgia 80, Anger 12
Arrangement in Yellow and Grey, 1857 - 1858 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65, Anger 9
Portrait of Whistler with a Hat, 1857 - 1859 — Tension 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
At the Piano, 1858 - 1859 — Wonder 70, Joy 61, Interest 65
Old Mother Gerard, 1858 - 1859 — Sadness 69, Tension 79, Nostalgia 65
Old Woman with Rags, 1858 — Sadness 80, Tension 70, Nostalgia 60
The Kitchen, 1858 — Interest 75, Tension 70, Joy 60
The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 75, Tension 70
Black Lion Wharf, 1859 — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 60, Anger 14
Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge, 1859 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 60
Man smoking a pipe, c.1859 — Sadness 51, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
The Limeburner, 1859 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Nostalgia 75
Annie Haden, 1860 — Nostalgia 59, Joy 55, Wonder 45
Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music Room, 1860 - 1861 — Interest 88, Wonder 83, Joy 78
Rotherhithe, 1860 — Tension 76, Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70
The Thames in Ice, 1860 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 65, Tension 50
The Coast of Brittany (aka Alone with the Tide), 1861 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Tension 85
Blue and Silver - The Blue Wave Biarritz, 1862 — Nostalgia 79, Sadness 68, Anger 14
Symphony in White no.1: The White Girl Portrait of Joanna Hiffernan, 1862 — Interest 80, Tension 74, Joy 65
The Last of Old Westminster, 1862 — Tension 75, Nostalgia 69, Sadness 55
Battersea Reach, c.1863 — Interest 70, Tension 60, Wonder 56
Battersea Reach from Lindsey Houses, c.1863 — Sadness 23, Anger 8, Interest 42
Grey and Silver Old Battersea Reach, 1863 — Nostalgia 77, Sadness 66, Anger 12
Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl, 1864 — Interest 75, Tension 65, Joy 59
Blue and Silver Trouville, 1865 — Nostalgia 77, Sadness 66, Anger 13
Crepuscule in Opal Trouville, 1865 — Nostalgia 78, Sadness 65, Anger 13
The Sea, 1865 — Joy 60, Interest 55, Wonder 44
Crepuscule in Flesh Color and Green: Valparaiso, 1866 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 76, Anger 12
Sketch for Nocturne in Blue and Gold Valparaiso Bay, 1866 — Interest 81, Tension 75, Joy 60
Symphony in Grey and Green: The Ocean, 1866 - 1872 — Interest 70, Tension 60, Joy 51
The Morning after the Revolution, Valparaiso, 1866 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 70, Tension 60
Sketch for "The Balcony", 1867 - 1870 — Tension 54, Interest 60, Sadness 30
Symphony in White, No. 3, 1867 — Tension 65, Nostalgia 55, Sadness 34
Sketch for Annabel Lee, c.1868 - c.1896 — Interest 75, Tension 65, Joy 56
Symphony in Blue and Pink, c.1868 — Interest 75, Joy 65, Tension 65
Symphony in White and Red, c.1868 — Tension 69, Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45
The Dancing Girl, 1868 - 1870 — Interest 75, Tension 70, Joy 60
The White Symphony: Three Girls, c.1868 — Sadness 35, Joy 45, Nostalgia 40
Variations in Blue and Green, 1868 — Joy 55, Wonder 40, Sadness 25
Venus with Organist, c.1868 — Sadness 81, Nostalgia 76, Tension 70
Arrangement in Black: Portrait of F.R. Leyland, 1870 - 1873 — Nostalgia 68, Joy 60, Interest 61
Study for the Portrait of F. R. Leyland, 1870 - 1873 — Tension 65, Sadness 50, Nostalgia 55
Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1871 — Nostalgia 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
The Blue Dress, c.1871 — Tension 75, Nostalgia 69, Sadness 55
Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, 1872 - 1873 — Nostalgia 75, Joy 71, Wonder 60
Harmony in Yellow and Gold The Gold Girl Connie Gilchrist, 1872 - 1873 — Interest 95, Wonder 90, Joy 85
Nocturne: Battersea Bridge, c.1872 — Sadness 78, Nostalgia 82, Anger 10
The Blue Girl, 1872 - 1874 — Tension 79, Nostalgia 76, Sadness 59
Note in Red, The Siesta, 1873 - 1875 — Sadness 85, Nostalgia 90, Anger 8
Arrangement in Brown and Black. Portrait of Miss Rosa Corder, c.1876 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 75, Anger 10
Arrangement in White and Black, c.1876 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Anger 15
Study for Mouth of the River, 1876 - 1877 — Tension 70, Nostalgia 66, Sadness 55
View of Venice, c.1878 - c.1880 — Joy 70, Interest 60, Wonder 50
The Balcony, 1879 - 1880 — Interest 69, Tension 60, Joy 49
The guidecca Winter Grey and Blue, 1879 — Interest 70, Tension 60, Joy 50
The Little Mast, 1879 - 1880 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 60, Tension 50
Harper Pennington, 1880 - 1882 — Interest 97, Wonder 92, Joy 88
Nocturne, San Giorgio, 1880 — Sadness 61, Nostalgia 70, Interest 50
Note in Flesh Colour: The Guidecca, 1880 — Sadness 83, Nostalgia 89, Anger 9
Arrangement in Black, 1881 — Nostalgia 68, Joy 60, Interest 61
Arrangement in Black, No. 8: Portrait of Mrs. Cassatt, 1883 - 1885 — Nostalgia 68, Joy 60, Interest 61
Arrangement in Light Pink and Black: Portrait of Théodore Duret, 1883 — Nostalgia 80, Joy 75, Wonder 65
Arrangement in Pink, Red and Purple, 1883 - 1884 — Nostalgia 80, Joy 75, Wonder 65
Black and Red, 1883 - 1884 — Sadness 23, Anger 11, Joy 23
Convalescent (aka Petit Dejeuner; note in opal), 1883 - 1884 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Anger 10
Green and Silver - The Bright Sea, Dieppe, c.1883 - c.1885 — Sadness 81, Nostalgia 85, Anger 11
Lady in Gray, 1883 — Nostalgia 75, Sadness 65, Anger 12
Pink Note: Shelling Peas, c.1883 - c.1884 — Tension 76, Interest 74, Joy 65
Red and Black, c.1883 - c.1884 — Sadness 75, Nostalgia 80, Tension 80
The North Sea, 1883 — Joy 55, Sadness 30, Wonder 40
The Shop - An Exterior, c.1883 - c.1885 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 55, Tension 45
Gold and Brown: Dordrecht, 1884 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Sadness 45
Grey and Silver Mist - Lifeboat, 1884 — Nostalgia 78, Sadness 68, Anger 14
Harmony in Coral and Blue: Milly Finch, c.1884 - c.1886 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
Note in Blue and Opal, 1884 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Anger 10
Note in Gold and Silver - Dordrecht, c.1884 — Interest 94, Wonder 90, Joy 85
Pink Note: The Novelette, c.1884 — Tension 69, Interest 70, Joy 55
Red and Pink The Little Mephisto, c.1884 — Tension 61, Interest 66, Joy 44
Resting in Bed, c.1884 — Sadness 66, Tension 76, Nostalgia 70
Seascape, Dieppe, c.1884 - c.1886 — Interest 64, Joy 54, Tension 50
The Chelsea Girl, 1884 — Sadness 75, Tension 86, Nostalgia 79
Arrangement in Blue and Silver - The Great Sea, c.1885 — Nostalgia 80, Joy 75, Wonder 65
Arrangement in Grey Portrait of Master Stephen Manuel, c.1885 — Nostalgia 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
Beach Scene, c.1885 - c.1886 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 65
Chelsea Shops, c.1885 — Interest 85, Wonder 79, Joy 70
Dancing Girl, 1885 - 1890 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 75
Flower Market, 1885 — Wonder 70, Interest 74, Joy 65
Grey Note - Mouth of the Thames, c.1885 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 75, Anger 11
Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe, c.1885 — Interest 76, Wonder 70, Joy 65
Note in Opal - The Sands, Dieppe, c.1885 — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Anger 10
The Greek Slave Girl (or Variations in Violet and Rose), c.1885 - c.1886 — Interest 80, Tension 76, Joy 66
Variations in Violet and Grey - Market Place, 1885 — Joy 50, Sadness 30, Nostalgia 35
Off the Dutch Coast, 1887 — Interest 60, Tension 50, Sadness 29
Palaces, Brussels, 1887 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Anger 10
A Dancing Woman in a Pink Robe Seen from the Back, 1888 - 1890 — Interest 85, Joy 86, Nostalgia 80
Blue and Violet II, c.1888 - c.1892 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 55
Design for a Mosaic, 1888 - 1891 — Sadness 50, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Pierrot, 1889 — Tension 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Annabel Lee, 1890 — Nostalgia 85, Joy 90, Interest 80
Blue and Silver The Chopping Channel, c.1890 - c.1899 — Nostalgia 81, Sadness 65, Anger 12
Grey and Pink, a Draped Model with Fan, c.1890 - c.1894 — Sadness 84, Nostalgia 90, Anger 8
Head of a Young Woman, c.1890 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 79, Anger 11
Portrait of Ellen Sturgis Hooper, 1890 — Tension 75, Nostalgia 71, Sadness 60
Portrait of Miss Amy Brandon Thomas, 1890 — Tension 56, Interest 59, Sadness 35
Rose et Argent: La Jolie Mutine, c.1890 — Sadness 70, Tension 80, Nostalgia 75
The Little Red Cap, 1890 - 1899 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
The Rose Scarf, c.1890 — Joy 65, Interest 61, Wonder 50
Red and Black: The Fan, 1891 - 1894 — Tension 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
Nude Girl with a Bowl, c.1892 — Sadness 64, Nostalgia 70, Interest 50
The Arabian, c.1892 — Tension 75, Nostalgia 70, Sadness 50
Bathing Posts, 1893 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 59, Tension 56
Edward Guthrie Kennedy, 1893 - 1895 — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 60, Interest 50
Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Little Blue Girl, 1894 - 1901 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 70
Rose and Silver Portrait of Mrs Whibley, 1894 - 1895 — Tension 55, Interest 60, Sadness 35
The Little Rose of Lyme Regis, 1895 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 50, Tension 40
Beach Scene, 1896 — Interest 78, Wonder 73, Joy 62
Portrait of George W. Vanderbilt, 1897 - 1903 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Tension 50
Rose (aka The Napolitaine), c.1897 — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65
Purple and Gold Phryne the Superb - Builder of Temples, 1898 - 1901 — Tension 55, Sadness 39, Interest 60
Rose and Brown: La Cigale, c.1898 — Interest 70, Tension 60, Joy 51
Blue and Silver: Boat Entering Pourville, 1899 — Sadness 55, Nostalgia 64, Interest 55
Gray and Gold - The Golden Bay, 1900 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 60, Wonder 60
Portrait of Charles L. Freer, 1902 - 1903 — Interest 55, Nostalgia 40, Tension 41
Blue and White Covered Urn — Sadness 45, Wonder 55, Joy 50
Fantin Latour drawing Sun — Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85, Anger 10
Peacock Fight — Tension 80, Interest 80, Joy 69
Scene on the Mersey — Interest 70, Tension 60, Joy 50
The Kitchen — Nostalgia 70, Tension 70, Sadness 45
The Red Glove — Sadness 40, Nostalgia 45, Tension 35
Wapping on Thames — Joy 65, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55

James McNeill Whistler

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