A maestro of modernism who made calculated use of tradition, James McNeill Whistler (1834-"1903) was one of the most easily misinterpreted artists of the later nineteenth century. His emphatically aesthetic paintings, drawings, and prints--"made the more inscrutable by his purposefully confusing titles--"remain uneasy pieces to the present day. In
A maestro of modernism who made calculated use of tradition, James McNeill Whistler (1834-"1903) was one of the most easily misinterpreted artists of ...
Drawn entirely from the collection of James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin of Austin, Texas--one of the largest holdings of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American paintings still in private hands-- "Capturing Beauty" showcases thirty Impressionist and Realist oils, watercolors, and pastels and two sculptures by some of the nation's leading artists. Appealing Impressionist works by Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and John Singer Sargent join forces with powerful Realist pictures by George Bellows, Winslow Homer, and Robert Henri. Unexpected gems--a seductive sketch by William...
Drawn entirely from the collection of James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin of Austin, Texas--one of the largest holdings of late-nineteenth- and earl...
