James Abbott Mcneill Whistler
American Tonalist Painter and Printmaker, 1834-1903, He 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.
ID: 56968 Nocturne in Black and Gold mk250 In the year 1892-1895. Oil on canvas, 60 x 47 cm. Detroit Detroit Institute of Arts
