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Where did James McNeill Whistler live after his bankruptcy in 1879?
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James McNeill Whistler
Portrait of American-born artist James McNeill Whistler, c. 1868.
Following his bankruptcy in 1879, which forced him to leave his home in Chelsea, London, James McNeill Whistler moved to Venice. He lived there for 14 months with his mistress, Maud Franklin, where he focused primarily on creating pastels, watercolors, and a series of etchings commissioned by the Fine Art Society.1