James Abbott McNeill WhistlerAmerican, 1834–1903The Blacksmith
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The Blacksmith” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1946.21.378
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The whole life10 May 1896
Death of His Wife Beatrice
After Beatrice was found to have cancer, the couple returned to London in February 1896, to the Savoy Hotel. She died on 10 May 1896; her death was a blow from which Whistler never recovered.
1898 · Membership
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers
1898
Founding of the Académie Carmen
In 1898 Whistler, together with Carmen Rossi, founded an art school, the Académie Carmen, but owing to his failing health he was forced to close it on 6 April 1901.
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