He objected to a critic calling one his works a "pot of paint flung in the public's face," and thus sued John Ruskin for libel over a depiction of fireworks above London.
One work by this artist contains "The Princess from the Land of Porcelain" at its center and was purchased by Charles Freer from Frederick Leyland. He objected to a critic calling one his works a "pot of paint flung in the public's face," and thus sued John Ruskin for libel over a depiction of fireworks above London. This artist of the Peacock Room and Nocturne in Black and Gold painted The White Girl and an "arrangement in grey and black" that depicted one of his close relatives. For 10 points, name this American expatriate artist, known for a portrait of his mother.
One work by this artist contains "The Princess from the Land of Porcelain" at its center and was purchased by Charles Freer from Frederick Leyland.
James Abbott McNeill {Whistler}