Whistler and His Circle in Venice
London and elsewhere: Merrell / The Corcoran Gallery of Art et al, 2003. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. 160 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. VG. Item #105171
ISBN: 1858942012
'Whistler and His Circle in Venice' is a landmark publication, offering a fresh examination of one of the most influential turn-of-the-century artists on the 100th anniversary of his death in 1903. This stunning new survey focuses on a little-documented period of Whistler's career: his stay in Venice from 1879 to 1880. 'Whistler and His Circle in Venice' explores Whistler's struggle to find a 'Venice of the Venetians, ' through a sumptuous collection of his pastels, etchings, watercolors, and oil paintings. It goes on to examine in detail the significance of Whistler's etchings in terms of his technical and compositional innovations. As this book reveals, Whistler's new approach to Venice was profoundly significant, challenging and redefining the ways in which others viewed the city. It also traces the remarkable breadth of his influence, on numerous artists in the US and Europe, including Walter Sickert, and most notably on American artist John Singer Sargent, whose lifelong association with Whistler-begun during this stay in Venice-receives a new and in-depth appraisal.
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