Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill's Whistler
<div>In an era of great change and great beauty, one of the great innovators of 19th century art emerged, James McNeill Whistler. </div><div><br></div><div>A contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet, boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for art’s sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art. Whistler found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies" and "nocturnes", emphasising the importance of tonal harmony in his work. His most famous painting, <i>Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871)</i>, commonly known as <i>Whistler's Mother,</i> is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood and arguably one of the most famous paintings in history.</div><div><br></div><div>Tate Britain is now holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades. This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works. This documentary from Exhibition on Screen brings these stunning works and the incredible story behind them to cinemas around the world while the exhibition is still running, bringing this truly global artist to a global audience. </div><div><br></div><div>This is an unmissable chance to get to know this visually spectacular artist and the influence he has had on those who followed.</div>PT1H30MTBC2026-09-15David Bickerstaff
Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill's Whistler"Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill's Whistler"Showtimes
September 15, 7:30 pm
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