Movie: Bean
Painting: Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1:The Artist's Mother
Author: James McNeill Whistler
About the film
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Peter Egan, John Mills, Peter Capaldi, June Brown, Clive Corner, Harris Yulin, Rob Brownstein, Julia Pearlstein, Peter MacNicol, Larry Drake, Tom McGowan, Sandra Oh, Pamela Reed, Burt Reynolds, Andrew Lawrence, Tricia Vessey
Actors in scene: Rowan Atkinson, Harris Yulin, Sandra Oh, Peter MacNicol, Tom McGowan
Country (movie): USA, United Kingdom
Genres: comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Writers: Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll
Time of scene: 00:39:49
Release year: 1996
About the painting
Title: Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1:The Artist's Mother
Author: James McNeill Whistler
Date of creation: 1871
Style: Realism
Size: large
Artist's country: USA
Room: gallery
Room colors: red, gray
Theme: portrait
Color: gray, brown, black
Additional information:
The painting is featured as a major plot element in the movie ‘Bean’ (1997). The scene shows the ceremony of unveiling a painting with colloquial name ‘Whistler’s Mother’ in local Los Angeles museum.
‘Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: The Artist’s Mother’ is now one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the US. It has been variously described as an American icon, and a Victorian Mona Lisa. The painting has been featured or mentioned in numerous works of fiction and within pop culture.