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)
, and their interestsare strictly mercenary ones. Attractive enough at first sight, hopelesslyinartistic on further inspection, is the verdictwhich one has to give of the average frame ofto-day. Only a few of our painters oppose themechanically manufactured frames. They havetheir frames specially… … Symphonies in Interior Decoration 119 classic ornament, with a tendency toward par-allel lines. The architectural designs, withGreek columns in the upright sides, are ratherheavy and less recommendable. Whistlersframes, which served as inspiration to all theselater-day designers, were conceived in…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters
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