Whistler and his mother : an unexpected relationship : secrets of an American masterpiece /

Whistler and his mother : an unexpected relationship : secrets of an American masterpiece / Sarah Walden.

"When Sarah Walden was asked to restore the painting of the 'Mother' for the Louvre she became fascinated by the crisis in the artist's life that inspired it. Few of the myths surrounding the picture and its sitter, she discovered, turned out to be true. Anna Whistler, devoted to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walden, Sarah.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Lincoln, NE : Gibson Square ; University of Nebraska Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Whistler, James McNeill, > 1834-1903. > Arrangement in gray and black, no. 1.
Whistler, James McNeill, > 1834-1903 > Criticism and interpretation.
Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill, > 1804-1881.
Table of Contents:
  • The portrait as enigma
  • Prelude to a masterpiece
  • The moment of creation
  • His mother and other women
  • The portrait as patriotism
  • The 'mother's road to France
  • Origins and influences
  • Technique: aspects of insecurity
  • Restoration: the elusive original.

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