US 1940 Painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler 2c. Scott. 885


US 1940 Painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler 2c. Scott. 885


Series: Famous Americans Issue - Artists

Issued date: 05-09-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 885
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 882
Michel (Germany): 481
Yvert et Tellier (France): 439

Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Pink carmine
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Artist, Painter, Famous People

Total print: 53,636,580 (estimate)

Description:- James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American painter active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol combined both aspects of his personality: his art is marked by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. He found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler's Mother, is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the art world and the broader culture of his time with his theories and his friendships with other leading artists and writers.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler