Whistler S Venice

Author : Alastair Ian Grieve
Publisher : Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300084498

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Whistler's Venice by Alastair Ian Grieve Pdf

Planning a brief stay in Venice to create twelve commissioned etchings, Whistler became enchanted with the beauty of the city in 1879 and remained there for more than a year. He worked in all areas of the city, producing about fifty etchings, a few oils, and, most remarkably, one hundred pastels. This beautifully illustrated book is the first to follow Whistler's progress through Venice as he made his powerful and evocative portraits of the city. Alongside each of Whistler's etchings, pastels, and oils are photographs of the actual sites where he made them. Alastair Grieve's detailed comparisons of Whistler's works and their corresponding sites reveal much about the artist's methods and techniques, about the changing fabric of the city, and about Whistler's genius as a topographical artist. Grieve also compares Whistler's approach with that of other artists and photographers working in Venice at the same time. Whistler arrived in Venice bankrupt in the wake of a sensational libel trial against John Ruskin in London. Venice proved both restorative and transforming for Whistler -- it released a flood of creativity that enabled him to reestablish his finances, his reputation, and to a degree his personal life. His representations of well-known landmarks, including the church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Rialto Bridge, as well as many minor courts, alleys, and back canals, established a new and original iconography of the city. Upon his return to London, Whistler exhibited his Venice works and gradually reassumed a leading place in the Victorian art avant-garde.

Author : Otto H.. Bacher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:493540221

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With Whistler in Venice by Otto H.. Bacher Pdf

Author : Margaret F. MacDonald
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : 0520230493

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Palaces in the Night by Margaret F. MacDonald Pdf

In "Palaces in the Night", MacDonald looks at a key period in James Whistler's career, examining his unique vision of Venice and his development of the medium of etching. 120 illustrations.

Author : Eric Denker,Corcoran Gallery of Art
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015052667055

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Whistler and His Circle in Venice by Eric Denker,Corcoran Gallery of Art Pdf

Whistler and His Circle in Venice is a landmark publication, offering a fresh examination of one of the most influential turn-of-the-century artists on the 100th anniversary of his death.

Author : Otto Bacher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1986023397

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With Whistler in Venice by Otto Bacher Pdf

Mr. Otto H. Bacher, an American etcher and illustrator of talent, was an art student at Venice when Whistler, his reputation made, was at work there in the early '80s. With other students Bacher met the great man, who immediately took an interest in certain apparatus and examples of the etcher's art that Bacher possessed, and called to see him. An acquaintance and intimacy sprang up which lasted as long as Whistler lived. Mr. Bacher has now written a book called "With Whistler in Venice," which contains not only the record of the author's acquaintance with Whistler, but a considerable number of reproductions of etchings, sketches and letters of the master's, and some of Mr. Bacher's own. There is a little bit of the artistic Boswell in this book. Yet not too much. Mr. Bacher seems to have known exactly how to take Whistler and get along with him. He wanted to be treated with a mixture of bluffness and respect. It did not trouble him, apparently, that his young friend, whom he called his pupil, called him "Jimmy." But he exacted a reverent admiration of his art, and an intelligent understanding of it, too. The occasion of Whistler's first visit to Bacher's studio illustrates his amiability regarding ordinary artistic amenities. It was on a rainy Sunday, and Bacher's room at Venice was crowded full of students, all smoking and some of them howling. There came a faint knock; whereupon someone threw a shoe violently at the door and yelled "Stay out !" But the faint knock was repeated, and Bacher opened the door. It was Whistler. He was smiling broadly, and, when admitted, fraternized genially with the crowd of boys. In fact, he visited the studio very often. He ate the grub which the boys cooked, and liked to get hold of American dishes. We find him yearning for sweet potatoes, which he could not get at Venice. This is a note of patriotism which we do not often encounter in reminiscences of Whistler. But he was, of course, quite autocratic. Bacher says his talk was like his etching -- it seemed '.o be bitten in very sharply. When Bacher put forth some idea of his own Whistler answered: "Bacher, I'm not arguing with you, I'm telling you." Once the boys discovered some picturesque spots on the canal somewhere and went to paint them. But Whistler protested strongly. "When you find a place like this," he said, "you should not paint it yourselves -- you should come and tell Whistler." He generally spoke of himself, by the way, as "Whistler," discarding the pronouns "I" and "me." Was not this the ecstasy of egotism? Whistler boasted to several artists that he had a "secret of drawing," and on one occasion asked Bacher what he would give to have this secret taught him. Bacher replied that he was too poor to purchase the knowledge; but he says now, and doubtless believed at the time, that Whistler had no secret of drawing....

Author : Robert H. Getscher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031830800

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Whistler and Venice by Robert H. Getscher Pdf

Author : Otto Bacher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:181823971

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With Whistler in Venice 1880-86 by Otto Bacher Pdf

Author : Otto Henry Bacher
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 0259515000

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With Whistler in Venice (Classic Reprint) by Otto Henry Bacher Pdf

Excerpt from With Whistler in Venice Miss Birnie Philip, executrix under the will of the late James mcneil] Whistler, having objected to the publication in the first edition of this book of letters written by Mr. Whistler, these letters have been withdrawn and will not ap pear in this or subsequent editions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Otto H 1856-1909 Bacher
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1016130546

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With Whistler in Venice by Otto H 1856-1909 Bacher Pdf

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Author : Otto H. (Otto Henry) 1856-1909 Bacher
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 136305340X

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WITH WHISTLER IN VENICE by Otto H. (Otto Henry) 1856-1909 Bacher Pdf

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Author : Sheldon Barr,Melody Barnett Deusner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691222677

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Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass by Sheldon Barr,Melody Barnett Deusner Pdf

Murano Glass and its Collectors in Aesthetic America / Melody Barnett Deusner -- Venetian Mosaics and Glass in the United States, 1860-1917 / Sheldon Barr -- "Where Have Titian's Beauties Gone?" : Sargent and Whistler on the Streets of Venice / Stephanie Mayer Heydt -- Interweaving Worlds : Antique and Revival Lace in Italy and in the United States, 1872-1927 / Diana Jocelyn Greenwold -- Sparks of Genius : American Art and the Appeal of Modern Venetian Glass / Crawford Alexander Mann III -- Biographies / Brittany Emens Strupp, Crawford Alexander Mann III.

Author : Hugh Honour,John Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Arts, American
ISBN : IND:30000029810771

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The Venetian Hours of Henry James, Whistler and Sargent by Hugh Honour,John Fleming Pdf

Author : Catherine Whistler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Drawing
ISBN : 0300187734

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Venice and Drawing, C. 1500-1800 by Catherine Whistler Pdf

An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo From the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo, drawing was an important part of artistic practice and was highly valued in Venice. This exciting new study overturns traditional views on the significance of drawing in Venice, as an art and an act, from the Renaissance to the age of the Grand Tour. Gathering together the separate strands of theory, artistic practice, and collecting, Catherine Whistler highlights the interactions and tensions between a developing literary discourse and the practices of making and collecting graphic art. Her analysis challenges the conventional definition of Venetian art purely in terms of color, demonstrating that 16th-century Venetian artists and writers had a highly developed sense of the role and importance of disegno and drawing in art. The book's generous illustrations support these striking arguments, as well as conveying the great variety, interest, and beauty of the drawings themselves.

Author : Michael O'Neill,Mark Sandy,Sarah Wootton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317322597

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Venice and the Cultural Imagination by Michael O'Neill,Mark Sandy,Sarah Wootton Pdf

In the era of the Grand Tour, Venice was the cultural jewel in the crown of Europe and the epitome of decadence. This edited collection of eleven essays draws on a range of disciplines and approaches to ask how Venice’s appeal has affected Western culture since 1800.

Author : Margaretta M. Lovell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1989-04-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226494128

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A Visitable Past by Margaretta M. Lovell Pdf

In this ambitious and imaginative study, Margaretta M. Lovell analyzes the large body of accomplished, sometimes startling, often brilliant work of American artists drawn to Venice's ragged splendor in the last century. Including major works by such diverse and talented painters as James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and Maurice Prendergast, these richly varied paintings portray sleepy canals, architectural monuments, and scenes of picturesque everyday life while they also reveal surprising aspects of American culture.