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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was one of the most original artists of the late nineteenth century.
Flamboyant dandy and ebullient publicist, friend of Oscar Wilde, Whistler was also a meticulous craftsman dedicated to the perfection of his art.
Whistler was born in America but trained in Paris. He began as a realist painter but gradually developed a startlingly original method of composition, refining his technique to the barest essentials.
He was one of the first to argue that the abstract ingredients of a painting - the lines, shapes, colours and tones - could in themselves be the subject; he entitled the portrait of his mother Arrangement in Grey and Black. This book provides a wide survey of carefully selected works, illustrated with 48 full-page colour plates and accompanying notes, making it an ideal introduction to Whistler's art.
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- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd
- Publication Date:12/08/1998
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- ISBN:9780714831862
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Unavailable
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd
- Publication Date:12/08/1998
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- ISBN:9780714831862
