The Life of James McNeill Whistler(i) in Two Volumes Illustrated. Volume I. (ii) in two Volumes Illustrated. Volume II.
by E.R. and J. Pennell
London : William Heinemann. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company 1908.
Book: 2 Vols. 4to (253 x 194mm). Board binding with cloth spine. Title stamped in gilt on front cover, and stamped in black on spine. (i) 316 textual pages plus illustrations. (ii) 327 textual pages plus illustrations. (i) Binding worn and pulling away from text. (ii) Binding worn and scuffed.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834 - July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". These volumes are illustrated narratives of the life and works of James McNeill Whistler.
Ex Leggatts.
[Ref: 10427] £130.00
London : William Heinemann. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company 1908.
Book: 2 Vols. 4to (253 x 194mm). Board binding with cloth spine. Title stamped in gilt on front cover, and stamped in black on spine. (i) 316 textual pages plus illustrations. (ii) 327 textual pages plus illustrations. (i) Binding worn and pulling away from text. (ii) Binding worn and scuffed.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834 - July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". These volumes are illustrated narratives of the life and works of James McNeill Whistler.
Ex Leggatts.
[Ref: 10427] £130.00