Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
James McNeill Whistler · 1873
Why it's great
A grey-haired man in black sits in profile, looking down. Whistler painted the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle in the same style as his famous portrait of his mother. Carlyle was one of Britain's leading thinkers. It's an important portrait with a simple, quiet beauty.
Where to see it
📍 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumGlasgow City, United Kingdom
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James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the United States, and spent his childhood partly in Russia. He moved to Europe as a young man and lived in Paris and London, where he became one of the most famous (and sharp-tongued) artists in the world. He titled paintings like pieces of music, such as 'Nocturne' and 'Arrangement.' He died in London in 1903.
