Most Popular Books by James McNeill

A collection of etchings by the American artist, with an introductory essay.

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A brief survey of nineteenth century American art shows landscapes, genre paintings, still lifes, and portraits by the most important artists of the period

Documents how Whistler's unorthodox pictorial design and vision of space set the stage for geometric abstractions.