Tate Britain Opens Major Whistler Show

Tate Britain's major exhibition James McNeill Whistler, which opens on May 21, and runs through September 27, brings together many of the artist’s most famous paintings alongside rarely, or never seen, works.

The exhibition will explore Whistler's profund influence on modern art, examining his contributions across various media, including paintings, drawings, prints, and designs. Key themes will encompass his portrayals of modern life, detailed portraits, self-portraits, and his renowned Nocturne series, one of which famously upset the critic John Ruskin.

The exhibition presents a boldly experimental artist and celebrity, who disrupted the conventions of 19th-century society in Britain and Europe.

Support for the exhibition comes from the James McNeill Whistler Exhibition Supporters Circle, Tate Patrons and Members, Tate Americas Foundation, The Lunder Foundation as well as Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum and The Hague-based Mesdag Collection.