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June 2026

JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (Tate Britain Exhibition (21st May – 27 Sept 2026)

Greater London Area
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 10:30
Linnean Society,
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF

This is the first major European exhibition of Whistler’s work in 30 years and will be a wonderful opportunity to enjoy and study every branch of Whistler’s ground-breaking work, encompassing his highly innovative portraits, exquisite landscapes, as well as his drawings, and prints. His career ranged from his early life in St. Petersburg to his time in Paris and then his controversial and revolutionary work in London, beside the Thames. Much of his work is familiar but the exhibition will also include examples, which have not often or even ever been seen. The exhibition will include exquisite portraits, his technically novel landscapes, his drawings, prints, and designs.

Lecture 1: Whistler’s Early Career in St. Petersburg and Paris.

Lecture 2: Whistler as a Painter of Portraits and Landscapes.

Lecture 3: Whistler as Draftsman and Designer.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mrs Clare Ford-Wille

Honours degree in History of Art, Birkbeck College, University of London. Regular commitments include Centre for Lifelong Learning, London University, National Gallery, V&A Museum, WEA, Morley College, the City Literary Institute, the Art Fund and National Trust. Study tours abroad.