The Life of James McNeill WhistlerPennell, Elizabeth Robins
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The Life of James McNeill Whistler
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
_Whistler as President--His Decoration of the Gallery and
Hanging of Pictures--Indignation by Members--Visit of the
Prince of Wales--Growing Dissatisfaction in the Society--Jubilee
of Queen Victoria--Whistler's Congratulatory Address--British
Artists made a Royal Society--Dissatisfaction becomes Open
Warfare--The Crisis--Wyke Bayliss elected President--
Whistler's Resignation_
CHAPTER XXXI. MARRIAGE.
THE YEAR EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-EIGHT 271
_Whistler's Wedding--Reception at the Tower House--His Wife--
His Devotion--Influence of Marriage_
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE WORK OF THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY TO EIGHTEEN NINETY-TWO 274
_Water-colours--Etchings, Belgian and Dutch--Exhibition of
Dutch Etchings--Lithographs_
CHAPTER XXXIII. HONOURS. EXHIBITIONS. NEW INTERESTS.
THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-NINE TO EIGHTEEN NINETY-ONE 279
_Honours from Paris, Munich, and Amsterdam--Dinner to Whistler
--Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889--Exhibition of Whistler's
Work in Queen Square--Moves to No. 21 Cheyne Walk--M. Harry's
Impressions of the House--Portrait of the Comte de Montesquiou
--W. E. Henley and "National Observer"--New Friends_
CHAPTER XXXIV. "THE GENTLE ART."
THE YEAR EIGHTEEN NINETY 288
_Whistler Collects his Letters and Writings--Work begun by
Mr. Sheridan Ford--Mr. J. McLure Hamilton's Account--Action at
Antwerp to suppress Ford's Edition--Mr. Heinemann publishes
"The Gentle Art" for Whistler--Summary of the Book--Period of
unimportant Quarrels_
CHAPTER XXXV. THE TURN OF THE TIDE.
THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY-ONE AND EIGHTEEN NINETY-TWO 298
_The "Carlyle" bought by the Glasgow Corporation--"The Mother"
bought for the Luxembourg--The Exhibition at the Goupil Gallery
--Mr. D. Croal Thomson's Account--Success of the Exhibition--
The Catalogue--Commissions--Demand for his Pictures--Mr. H. S.
Theobald's Reminiscences--Whistler's Indignation at Sale of
Early Pictures by Old Friends--Invited
to show in Chicago Exhibition--Not known at R.A.--Decorations
for Boston Public Library_
CHAPTER XXXVI. PARIS.
THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY-TWO AND EIGHTEEN NINETY-THREE 310
_Whistler goes to Paris to live--Joseph Pennell with him there
in 1892 and 1893--Lithographs--Colour work--Studio in Rue
Notre-Dame-des-Champs--Apartment in the Rue du Bac--Etchings
printed--Afternoons in the Garden--Day at Fontainebleau--
Wills signed--Mr. E. G. Kennedy's Portrait--Rioting in the
Latin Quarter_
CHAPTER XXXVII. PARIS CONTINUED.
THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY-THREE AND EIGHTEEN NINETY-FOUR 320
_Whistler's Friends in Paris--Mr. MacMonnies', Mr. Walter
Gay's, and Mr. Alexander Harrison's Reminiscences--
Mr. A. J. Eddy's Portrait--Portraits of Women begun_
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