Was the arrangement known as "Whistler's Mother" actually a painting of Whistler's mother?

mk2norwich

According to a book I'm reading, yes. The picture's full title is "Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother" (1871). Sep 04 03, 1:23 AM

akshat1

Arrangement in grey and black. Artists mother. However it is not established wether the portrait was indeed of "whistler's mother" though it was presented as such Sep 04 03, 1:32 AM

gmackematix

So did Whistler give it this full title or did he just call it "Arrangement in Grey and Black"? Sep 04 03, 1:37 AM

shady shaker

According to one source (www.chicago-scots.org) Whistler called the painting "Portrait of My Mother". His mother did sit for the painting which is the only one by an American artist exhibited in the Louvre. www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk.biog.Whis is worth a look. I don't know who gave the painting its official title. Sep 05 03, 8:48 AM

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