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James MacNeill Whistler: Uneasy Pieces

David Park Curry

A maestro of modernism who made calculated use of tradition, James McNeill Whistler (1834-"1903) was one of the most easily misinterpreted artists of the later nineteenth century. His emphatically aesthetic paintings, drawings, and prints--"made the more inscrutable by his purposefully confusing titles--"remain uneasy pieces to the present day. In

Book Details

  • Publisher: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • Publish Date: Oct 6th, 2005
  • Pages: 456
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.04in - 8.44in - 1.22in - 3.80lb
  • EAN: 9780917046674
  • Categories: American - GeneralIndividual Artists - GeneralHistory - General

Praise for this book

"From his first publication on the American master, a catalogue of the paintings, pastels, watercolours and drawings in the Freer Gallery of Art, David Park Curry has challenged accepted opinions and opened new avenues for the understanding of Whistler's art.... As always, a fresh approach is evident.

-- "Print Quarterly"