The American painter, etcher, and lithographer James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) introduced a style of painting in which atmosphere and mood predominated.
He lived as a child between 1842-1849 in St. Peterburg. Whistler studied in Paris and almost all his life lived in London. The Whistler color palette is amazing ....
Enjoying your blogs Alex - whistler/Steichen I love and I can see the thread in your work