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Foggy seascape
The offered artwork is watercolor and gouache painting depicting a view foggy seaside, signed Whistler, in the lower margin of the artwork. By limiting his color palette and tonal contrast while skewing perspective, Whistler showcased a new compositional approach that emphasized the flat, abstract quality of the painting. Whistler titled (or re-titled) his works using terms such as "symphony," "arrangement," and "nocturne" to suggest a correlation between musical notes and variations in color tone. These more abstract titles served to focus the viewer's attention on the artist's manipulation of paint, rather than the actual subject matter depicted.
Dimensions approx.: 28.7 x 20.4 cm, unframed
Marked and stamped on verso from the previous collection. Acquired in UK. The condition of the artwork is very good, as pictured.
The artwork is offered as in manner of the artist is documented as such and comes with a registration certificate from National Fine Arts Title registry, transfer of ownership to the new owner, transfer of registration at National Fine Arts Title Registry to the new owner, COA, stating the condition and general characteristics of the artwork.
The present is an alluring image composed in early Modernist style and it is especially captivating when seen on display.
……………………. James Abbott McNeill Whistler …………………...
One of the most significant figures in modern art and a forerunner of the Post-Impressionist movement, James Abbott McNeill Whistler is celebrated for his innovative painting style and eccentric personality. He was bold and self-assured, and quickly developed a reputation for his verbal and legal retaliations against art critics, dealers, and artists who insulted his work. His paintings, etchings, and pastels epitomize the modern penchant for creating "art for art's sake," an axiom celebrated by Whistler and others in the Aesthetic movement. They also represent one of the earliest shifts from traditional representational art to abstraction that is at the heart of much of modern art. James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a seminal American artist known for his paintings and etchings. He painted in a style which emphasized layers of wet paint, gradually building tonal contrasts much like his contemporary Édouard Manet. “Paint should not be applied thick. It should be like a breath on the surface of a pane of glass,” he once advised.
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