Whistler in Watercolor: Lovely Little Games

by Lee Glazer, Emily Jacobson, Blythe McCarthy

Book Overview

A focused investigation of Whistler's watercolors that introduces readers to a rarely seen aspect of the artist's creative output

In the 1880s, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) reinvented himself through the medium of watercolor. At the time, excellence in watercolor was most often associated with British artists, and most notably with the work of J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851). Whistler's embrace of watercolor allowed the expatriate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300243626
• ISBN13: 9780300243628
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 10.3" x 11.3"