James McNeill Whistler and France : a dialogue in paint, poetry, and music

James McNeil Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in-depth study to position this painter within the overall trajectory of French modernism during the second half of the nineteenth century and to view the artist as integral to the aesthetic project...

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Main Author: Singletary, Suzanne M. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Other Authors: Whistler, James McNeill (ErwähnteR)
Document Type: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group , 2017
Series:An Ashgate book
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Related Items:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Singletary, Suzanne M., James McNeill Whistler and France, a dialogue in paint, poetry, and music]
Author Notes:Suzanne Singletary
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Summary:James McNeil Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in-depth study to position this painter within the overall trajectory of French modernism during the second half of the nineteenth century and to view the artist as integral to the aesthetic projects of its most original contributors. Suzanne Singletary maintains that Whistler was in a unique situation as an insider within the emerging French avant-garde, thereby in an enviable position to both absorb and transform the innovations of others - and that until now, his widespread influence as a catalyst among his colleagues has been neither investigated nor appreciated. Singletary contends that Whistler's importance rivals that of Manet, whose multi-layered (and often unexpected) interconnections with Whistler are the focus of one chapter. In addition, Whistler's pivotal role in linking the legacy of Baudelaire, Delacroix, Gautier, Wagner and other mid-century innovators to the later French Symbolists has previously been largely ignored. Courbet, Degas, Monet and Seurat complete the roster of French artists whose dialogue with Whistler is highlighted
Introduction: Whistler's dialogues -- 1. Crossing thresholds: Baudelaire and Whistler -- 2. The artist's studio: Courbet and Whistler -- 3. Voyage: Manet and Whistler -- 4. Holland and the modern interior: Degas and Whistler -- 5. Alliteration and ellipses: Monet, Mallarmé, and Whistler -- 6. Seurat's butterfly: Seurat and Whistler -- Conclusion: Whistler and France
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 182-197
Physical Description:xv, 204 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9781315438726
9781472442000