As part of the exclusive Members night, learn about the creation of this major retrospective and immerse yourself in the captivating world of Whistler.
A truly global figure, Whistler re-wrote the rules of what it meant to be an artist. He pioneered new and innovative techniques, creating astonishingly beautiful, ethereal visions of modern life that would earn him a place as one of the most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
This retrospective – the first major European exhibition of Whistler’s work in 30 years – brings together the artist’s world-famous paintings alongside rarely, or never seen, works. It includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints, and designs, from as early as his teens in St. Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits.
The exhibition presents both a boldly experimental artist and cosmopolitan celebrity, disrupting the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of truth, beauty, and progress.
The Whistler’s Finish Research and Conservation Project was supported by The Lunder Foundation.
Dr Carol Jacobi
Dr Carol Jacobi has been Curator of British Art at Tate Britain since 2012 and is Lead Curator of James McNeill Whistler. She teaches, publishes and broadcasts on 19th- and 20th-century art and photography, with a focus on reinterpreting historic art and championing underrepresented artists through exhibitions and publications including Out of the Cage: The Art of Isobel Rawsthorne, The Rossettis, Bill Brandt, Inside the Mirror and Van Gogh and Britain.
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