''In 1891, ''Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1: The Artist’s Mother'' was acquired by the [[French]] State and that same year Glasgow Corporation paid a thousand guineas for the ''Portrait of Thomas Carlyle''. Having exhibited at several important international exhibitions, Whistler was awarded honors by Munich, Amsterdam and Paris.''<ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/W/whistler/whistlerbio.html James Whistler]</ref> | ''In 1891, ''Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1: The Artist’s Mother'' was acquired by the [[French]] State and that same year Glasgow Corporation paid a thousand guineas for the ''Portrait of Thomas Carlyle''. Having exhibited at several important international exhibitions, Whistler was awarded honors by Munich, Amsterdam and Paris.''<ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/W/whistler/whistlerbio.html James Whistler]</ref> |