George Frederick Watts was a symbolist painter who it might be said painted ideas not things. He often surrounded his forms with a misty or cloudy atmosphere for the purpose of showing that they are visionary or ideal. Later in his life Watts also produced sculptures. Examples of his work can be seen outside Lincoln Cathedral and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was the most important American artist to that time and would have a profound impact on the course of European and modern art. His colorful personality along with his very unique style would place him at the center of a whole storm of controversies.
Thomas Worthington Whittredge (1820-1910), an important member of the later Hudson River School, specialized in landscapes, although he also painted some portraits and still lifes. His mature style incorporates both European and American influences, and celebrates the Catskill Mountains in New York and the American West, particularly the Great Plains.
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