James Abbott McNeillWhistler (11. července 1834 Lowell, Massachusetts – 17. července 1904 Londýn, Spojené království) byl americký malíř a grafik, působící převážnou část života ve Spojeném království a Francii.
James Abbott McNeillWhistler RBA (/ ˈ w ɪ s l ər/; July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
Whistler began to envision and entitle his works with the abstract language of music, calling them symphonies, compositions, harmonies, nocturnes, and arrangements.