Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Art Print Paper Finish:Smooth Matte standing on a wolf skin

standing on a wolf skin with a lily in her hand

and Man with a Ring

This painting was a response to critics who judged that work as cold

The Kiss (1908) by Gustav Klimt is considered to be one of Klimt's most important works

Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Art Print Paper Finish:Smooth Matte standing on a wolf skinSymphony in White No. 1 (1862) by James McNeill Whistler, was originally called The White Girl. Whistler later called it Symphony in White, No. 1 to emphasize his "art for art's sake" philosophy. The painting was created as a simple study in white, but has been interpreted as an allegory of innocence lost, and as an allusion to the Virgin Mary. The model was the artist's mistress, Joanna Hiffernan. The almost entirely white painting depicts a red