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)
ary defeats, 232 The Whistler Book magnificent successes and lavish praises werethe result of his personal efforts. Whistlerneeded, and had the true autolatry of theartist; he could conceive genius only under anartistic guise; he entertained the absolutefaith that the faculty of painting is… … CHAPTER XII THE STORY OF THE BEAUTIFUL Who knew the errant life of the highway,of the starlit desert and windy mountain slopesbetter than the story-teller of old, who wan-dered from town to village, from camp tosolitary tent, all over the face of the earth,telling his simple tales to those who…
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · Painters
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