Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly

Williamstown, Mass. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2008. Softcover. Grey-green illus. wraps, 264 pp., many color illus. VG, Like New. Item #136036
ISBN: 9780931102769

Released in conjunction with a 2008 exhibition. The title paraphrases American artist James McNeill Whistler, who said, "Paint should not be applied thick. It should be like breath on the the surface of a pane of glass." Catalog is accompanied by these articles: Painting Softly, An Introduction / Marc Simpson -- Whistler, Modernism, and the Creative Afflatus / Marc Simpson -- George Inness, Softness, and the Vapor Barrier / Leo G. Mazow -- True Illusions in Soft Paintings / Cody Hartley -- Materials for Immateriality / Joyce Hill Stoner -- The "Inaction Painters" and Their Moment / Michael J. Lewis -- Reflections on "The Color of Mood" / Wanda M. Corn. Simply stated, an exquisite book, and one that is worthy of any coffee table or personal library.

OCLC: 183531729

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