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Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
364 kr
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A focused investigation of Whistler’s watercolors that introduces readers to a rarely seen aspect of the artist’s creative outputIn the 1880s, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) reinvented himself through the medium of watercolor. At the time, excellence in watercolor was most often associated with British artists, and most notably with the work of J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Whistler’s embrace of watercolor allowed the expatriate artist to present himself as an heir to the great Turner, while at the same time creating easily portable works that could supply an American market and, the artist hoped, help secure his art-historical legacy in his home country. Indeed, it was the American Gilded Age industrialist Charles Lang Freer who would amass the largest collection of Whistler’s watercolors, eventually bequeathing them to the Smithsonian in 1906.This publication is the first systematic study of Freer’s amazing treasure trove of more than 50 watercolors by Whistler and includes figures, landscapes, nocturnes, and interiors. Providing both an art-historical context that looks into the contemporary reception of the works, as well as rigorous scientific analysis of Whistler’s materials and techniques, this volume offers a groundbreaking look into an overlooked segment of the celebrated artist’s oeuvre. Distributed for Freer|Sackler, SmithsonianExhibition Schedule:Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC(05/18/19–10/06/19)
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
312 kr
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With a presentationthat divides the book into two equal parts, ATale of Two Balconies investigates the elements that make eachof these artworks-both in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art,Smithsonian Institution-unique. Exploring the depicted locations of each (inEdo Japan and Victorian England) enables deeper insight as the authors examinethe idea of the balcony itself as a construct at once both private and public -creating a view and juxtaposing the different cultural domains both within andbeyond the balcony railing.This stunning book is double-fronted, so readers can beginreading from either side. A carefully-designed centre section encouragesreaders to engage with the themes of perspective and recollection through theirown art-making activities - collage, drawing and colouring, even building apop-out Hokusai diorama and Victorian Whistler toy theatre.Alsofeatures works from Tate, National Portrait Gallery, London, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth, National Galleries of Scotland, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.