Whistler and Nature - Softcover

"This is not Whistler as we generally know him ... aims to show the Anglo-American artist in a new light as it explores his relationship with nature."--Timeless Travels "A handsome display"--Daily Telegraph (10/01/2018) "Animate[s] Whistler's work with the suggestion not just that nature is the covert subject of his most interesting art, but also that nature was always for him artificial."--Apollo (10/01/2018) "Fascinating show ... [a] sense of an an eager, shaping intelligence stands behind all of the works."-- (11/01/2018) "Illuminating ... invites us to focus on less familiar aspects of his work." -- (11/01/2018) "Much to see ... reveals Whistler's multi-faceted talent."-- (11/01/2018) "Sets out to cast a new light on the work of the master by taking a different approach to his oeuvre ... quietly lovely."-- (01/01/2019)

The Anglo-American artist James McNeill Whistler is a household name - a man who inspired and astonished the Victorian world. Less well known, though, is the influence of nature on Whistler's work. This innovative and compelling study reconsiders Whistler's work from the context of his military service and his relationship with "nature at the margins", showing how Whistler's observation of nature and its moods underpinned his haunting visions of nineteenth-century life.