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Nocturne: the art of James McNeill Whistler. With reproductions, including self-portraits
Publication Date: 1963
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG++/VG+/ND. y 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp. HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st* Imp: 1st* Date of Publication: 1963* Publisher: Country Life Limited* Binding and cover condition: Dull blue cloth, gilt title to spine & face No bumps Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges, corners and to head & tail of spine VG+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY Small neat book plate to front paste-down Pale blue end papers, clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no other visible faults VG++* Illustrations: Five full plate colour plates & numerous monochrome photos, prints and line drawings throughout* Pages: 142 pp text xv pp index & blank pages at rear* Description: Just over half a century ago, many judges in Europe and America considered Whistler to be one of the major artists of the age His influence was certainly widespread; and in 1905 he was posthumously honoured by two comprehensive retrospective exhibitions held in Paris and London, while no less a sculpture than Rodin was commissioned to undertake a statue in his honour Yet within a quarter of a century, his reputation had suffered a severe eclipse It was his fate to be remembered as a brilliant, if hard hitting, wit, and a characteristic figure of the 1890?s but his art, though his art, though still retaining some staunch admirers, was barely studied This collected edition of his work celebrates his progress and illustrates the broad spectrum of his interests and skills* A VG+ copy of the 1st/1st thus with some minor wear and no dust jacket* 1963-01-01. n.
