James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, English, French, 1834 to 1903, an antique pastel painting on paper depicting a seascape with ships. Signed lower left. Framed. James Whistler is known for Figure, landscape, and portrait painting, and etching. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, James Whistler became one of the most influential late 19th century American painters and etchers, although he lived primarily in England. He worked in a wide variety of styles that included Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau. He was especially influential in the Tonalist movement and was a catalyst for those who wanted to break away from prescribed academic methods, credited with being the first American modernist to influence European art. Antique English and European Fine Art, Seascape Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.