Andrew Lambirth

The painter of poetry

Whistler's paintings of the Thames are allusive and atmospheric, but they also show his skill in drawing

‘Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge’, 1859–63, by James McNeill Whistler. Credit: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts

  • An American in London: Whistler and the Thames

    Dulwich Picture Gallery, until 12 January 2014

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