Fragile Modernism - Whistler and His Impressionist Followers

Klappentext Whistler embarked on a new project in the 1880s, working on a small scale in oil, pastel and watercolor to depict new London subjects and painting portraits of new urban types. This book, the first critical study of Whistler and his Impressionist followers, offers an in-depth analysis of Whistler's art as well as new insights into his modernist project. Using a wealth of primary material, Robins tracks the history of Whistler and his group and shows through testimony and practice that they were formulating an identity as avant-garde artists. This is the first critical study of these Impressionist artists and throws new light on this neglected aspect of British art. Zusammenfassung Whistler embarked on a new project in the 1880s! working on a small scale in oil! pastel and watercolour! representing new London subjects and painting portraits of new urban types. This book studies Whistler and his Impressionist followers and offers an analysis of Whistler's art as well as fresh insights into his modernist project.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Gruetzner-Robins, Anna Gruetzner Robins
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2008
• EAN: 9780300135459
• ISBN: 978-0-300-13545-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Impressionism, Paintings and painting, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism