<P> Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 , best known under its colloquial name Whistler 's Mother , is a painting in oils on canvas created by the American - born painter James McNeill Whistler in 1871 . The subject of the painting is Whistler 's mother , Anna McNeill Whistler . The painting is 56.81 by 63.94 inches ( 144.3 cm × 162.4 cm ) , displayed in a frame of Whistler 's own design . It is exhibited in and held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris , having been bought by the French state in 1891 . It is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States . It has been variously described as an American icon and a Victorian Mona Lisa . </P>
<P> Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 , best known under its colloquial name Whistler 's Mother , is a painting in oils on canvas created by the American - born painter James McNeill Whistler in 1871 . The subject of the painting is Whistler 's mother , Anna McNeill Whistler . The painting is 56.81 by 63.94 inches ( 144.3 cm × 162.4 cm ) , displayed in a frame of Whistler 's own design . It is exhibited in and held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris , having been bought by the French state in 1891 . It is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States . It has been variously described as an American icon and a Victorian Mona Lisa . </P>
where is the painting whistler 's mother located
where is the painting whistler 's mother located
Musée d'Orsay in Paris
Musée d'Orsay in Paris