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)
ked with me, as a master might, abouthis work, his face itself seemed transfigured. Brave when he was well, his cowardicewhen ill or in pain was comical. If he caughtcold he would disappear, and those who knewhim well were sure he had fled to his doctor —his brothers house in Wimpole Street.… … ARRANGEMENT IN FLESH-COLOUR AND BLACK:THEODORE DURET. As His Friends Knew Him 215 hours of weakness he would hide away like awounded animal and not show up again untilhe had been nursed back to his normal state. Whistler was extremely frugal and ab-stemious. He ate and drank most moderatelythe…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters
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