whistler, james mcneill

Contains thirty-two full-color plates with detailed captions, a chronology, and an essay on the artist.

The American painter's famous idiosyncrasies are brought to the fore in fictionalized autobiography.

Text and 48 annotated reproductions of Whistler's key works set the Whistler phenemenon in the context of 19th century art.

Examines the history behind one of the world's most famous paintings through a number of American, French, and British sources and addresses the artist's relationship with his mother and his struggle for recognition.

Discusses the influence of nineteenth-century American-born artist James McNeill Whistler--who left for Europe as a young man and never returned--on American art, and presents and compares fourteen of Whistler's paintings with works by thirty-eight American painters.

Surveys the life and work of nineteenth-century artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and includes over ninety color and black-and-white illustrations.