C-box:Influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, this artist's peaceful paintings have subtle color patterns and simple arrangements of form.
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Correct:James Whistler*QS062402.AIF*
Wrong 1:John Singer Sargent
Wrong 2:Paul Gauguin
Wrong 3:Edgar Degas
Wrong 4:Vincent van Gogh
Wrong 5:Grandma Moses
Wrong 6:Andy Warhol
Wrong 7:Norman Rockwell
Wrong 8:Pablo Picasso
GeoByte1:Whistler sued an unimpressed art critic who said, "Whistler threw a pot of paint in the public's face." He won the case, but legal fees forced him into bankruptcy.
GeoByte2:Many of Whistler's paintings have titles that include musical terms, such as ^Symphony^, and ^Harmony^.
GeoByte3:Whistler admired the colorful paintings of the Impressionists, but he preferred to use muted grays and blacks with just splashes of red or gold.
GeoByte4:This painting is popularly known as ^Whistler's Mother^.
