JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER

James McNeill Whistler rewrote the rules of what it meant to be an artist. Illustrated with the artists world-famous paintings alongside rarely seen works, this paperback exhibition book includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints and designs, from as early as his teens in St Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits. A boldly experimental artist and cosmopolitan celebrity, Whistler disrupted the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of truth, beauty and progress. Mobilising novel marketing and media possibilities, he ...[Llegir més]