The Whistler book : a monograph of the life and position in art of James McNeill Whistler, together with a careful study of his more important works (1910)
Rue Seze) not previous to 1883,when quite a number were still unfinished, weare astonished at the small output. But mas-terpieces are scarce. And if a painter can becredited with two or three every year he is ahero in his profession. The importance of the nocturne in Whis-tlers own career,… … The Art of Omission 75 that obeyed his slightest wishes. It was art,at once aristocratic, delicate, of high finish andmoreover imbued with an individual rhythmand the poetry of nature. What wonderful rain and snow this man haspainted! What vast expanses of water as mys-tic as the night! And those…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters
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