A Fragile Modernism: Whistler and His Impressionist Followers

by Anna Gruetzner Robins

Whistler embarked on a new project in the 1880s, working on a small scale in oil, pastel and watercolor to depict new London subjects and painting portraits of new urban types. This book, the first critical study of Whistler and his Impressionist followers, offers an in-depth analysis of Whistler's art as well as new insights into his modernist project.

Using a wealth of primary material, Robins tracks the history of Whistler and his group...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300135459
• ISBN13: 9780300135459
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.4"