Monthly Archives: April 2014
WAY’s WHISTLER and WHISTLER’s WAY
One of the pleasures of curating an exhibition is selecting and presenting great works of art: another is meeting lots of interesting people. At Dulwich Picture Gallery I had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte Way, relative of Whistler’s lithographic printers Thomas … Continue reading
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Tagged 1896, Hunterian, lithograph (C.153), Study No. 1: Mr Thomas Way
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A FLIGHT OF WHISTLER BUTTERFLIES
In 1869, Whistler made a large and elaborate drawing of a nude figure, which was intended to be transferred to canvas, a decorative scheme that was never completed. However, the drawing or cartoon, is now in the Freer Gallery of Art, and … Continue reading