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Whistler - Maria Peitcheva
Whistler: Drawings
146 Colour Plates
By Maria Peitcheva
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Whistler: Drawings
146 Colour Plates
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Copyright © 2015 Maria Peitcheva
Foreword
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was The American painter, etcher, and lithographer who created a new set of principles for the fine arts, favoured art for art's sake
, and introduced a delicate style of painting in which atmosphere and mood were the main focus. Establishing himself as a painter in Paris and London, Whistler developed his distinctive style, utilizing muted colors and simple forms. His masterpiece is largely credited as Whistler's Mother
(Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
). His work later provided the inspiration for Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890).
Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1843 he moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Russia, where his father, an engineer, supervised the construction of a railroad line. Whistler received his first instruction in art in Russia. Returning to