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100 1 _aHartmann, Sadakichi,
_d1867-1944
245 1 4 _aThe Whistler book
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-05-28
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Maria Grist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Whistler Book" by Sadakichi Hartmann is a monograph written in the early 20th century. The work provides an in-depth exploration of the life and artistic significance of James McNeill Whistler, along with a careful analysis of his key paintings. The book delves into Whistler's aesthetics, particularly his preference for capturing transient moments of beauty through the medium of art. The opening of "The Whistler Book" begins with a personal reflection on the author's favorite flower, the white chrysanthemum, which serves as a metaphor for Whistler's artistic philosophy. Hartmann discusses Whistler's opposition to realism and highlights his quest to capture fleeting moments of beauty in life and nature. The text presents Whistler as an artist who viewed beauty as something subjective, often hidden in the simplicity of everyday moments, and emphasizes how his works sought to preserve these ephemeral moments for the audience. Through a series of artistic analyses, Hartmann sets the stage for understanding Whistler's unique contributions to art, hinting at the deeper themes that will unfold in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWhistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
653 _aArtists -- United States -- Biography
700 1 _aWhistler, James McNeill,
_d1834-1903
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49068
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