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)
ways being just at the right spot as there ismerit in the masterly inactivity of a Russiangeneral opposing an invading army. Thevery essence of Whistlers art is to be seen inthese coloured drawings. Of peculiar charm are Whistlers pastels.The majority, some fifty which he exhibited inthe London… … Owned by Th. JR. Way PASTEL STUDY. Moss-like Gradations 179 are the last remnants of his early period ofvivid colouring, and are highly valued. Theyrepresent canals with draped gondolas, viewsfrom the lagoons with ships at anchor, arch-ways, and white churches, the cemetery withgreen trees, lights…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters
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