AN AMERICAN IN LONDON WHISTLER AND THE THAMES

In the 1860s and 1870s Whistler produced a body of work based on the Thames. Pivotal to his career, this beautiful group of painting s, prints and drawings permits a detailed examination of his approach to composition, subject and technique. The earliest paintings, notably Brown and Silver: Old Battersea Bridge, produced soon after his arrival in London, mark one of his most profound and succes sful challenges to the art establishment of the time. As well as allowing a detailed study of the evolution of an artist...