Whistler: The Masterworks by Robin Spencer, 1990 - Gorgeous Retrospective of the Master Artist James Whistler - Whistler's Mother

A stunning, comprehensive retrospective of artist James Whistler. Most famous for the portrait of his mother, Whistler's Mother, but through the pages of this book you'll discover as we did there was so much more to the man and his work. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST (Courtesy of Wikipedia) James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His signature for his paintings took the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol combined both aspects of his personality: his art is marked by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. He found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler's Mother, is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the art world and the broader culture of his time with his theories and his friendships with other leading artists and writers.

BIXLEY NOTES

• Whistler: The Masterworks

• Written by Robin Spencer

• Linen hard-cover with dust jacket

• 144 pages

• Gorgeous full-color prints

• Measures 12" x 11 1/4"

VINTAGE NOTES

• In great condition

• Pages are in beautiful shape with rich colors

• Dust jack is slightly curled at the edges

• Back of the dust jacket has a bit of price label residue

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