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Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1
, better known as
Whistler's Mother
, is an 1871
oil-on-canvas
painting by American artist
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
. It depicts the artist's mother,
Anna McNeill
, and was painted in London. The work, which measures 144.3 cm × 162.4 cm (56.8 in × 63.9 in), is now displayed at the
Musée d'Orsay
in
Paris
. It has been described as a Victorian
Mona Lisa
.
Painting:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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