American Tonalist Painter and Printmaker, 1834-1903, He was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. Related Paintings of James Abbott Mcneill Whistler :. | Miss Rosa Corder | Old Battersea Beach | Nocturne | Nocturne in Black and Gold | Mother of pearl and silver | Related Artists: adriaen backer the anatomy lesson of dr frederick ruysch,
1670. amsterdams historisch museum Johann Georg von Hamilton 1672--1737 FRUEAUF, Rueland the Elder Austrian painter (b. 1440/45, Passau, d. 1507, Passau).