"This new study focuses on a little-documented period of Whistler's career: his stay in Venice from 1879 to 1880. Arriving in the footsteps of such renowned artists as Canaletto, Guardi, and Turner, whose enthusiasm for representing the city was shared by so many Grand Tourists, Whistler was determined to do more than simply capture its popular views. He wanted to penetrate further - to achieve a greater understanding of the nature of Venice itself." "As this book reveals, Whistler's struggle to find a "Venice of the Venetians" proved profoundly significant, challenging and redefining the ways in which others viewed the city. It also traces the remarkable breadth of his influence on artists in Europe and the United States, including John Singer Sargent, whose lifelong association with Whistler - begun during their stay in Venice - receives a new, in-depth appraisal. Whistler's impact on pictorial photography, notably on the work of Alfred Stieglitz, is explored here for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Whistler and His Circle in Venice is a landmark publication, offering a fresh examination of one of the most influential turn-of-the-century artists on the 100th anniversary of his death.

In "Palaces in the Night", MacDonald looks at a key period in James Whistler's career, examining his unique vision of Venice and his development of the medium of etching. 120 illustrations.

Murano Glass and its Collectors in Aesthetic America / Melody Barnett Deusner -- Venetian Mosaics and Glass in the United States, 1860-1917 / Sheldon Barr -- "Where Have Titian's Beauties Gone?" : Sargent and Whistler on the Streets of Venice / Stephanie Mayer Heydt -- Interweaving Worlds : Antique and Revival Lace in Italy and in the United States, 1872-1927 / Diana Jocelyn Greenwold -- Sparks of Genius : American Art and the Appeal of Modern Venetian Glass / Crawford Alexander Mann III -- Biographies / Brittany Emens Strupp, Crawford Alexander Mann III.

Donated: The Margaret A. Bailey Art Collection.

Tan paper/boards; brown cloth spine. Gilt lettering and small decoration. xiii, 289 pp. with 43 bw plates. Top edges gilt. Bookplate of Alexander T. Van Laer on front end paper. No dust jacket, likely as issued. This is the 1909 edition of this book, lacking some letters by Whistler which were published in the 1908 first edition. The author was a friend of Whistler's during his time in Venice and well-disposed to write on the subject, of which little is otherwise known. Good. Very clean contents with no chips, tears, or other blemishes (no foxing, damp staining, etc.). Covers have some shelf soiling. Front board is separated from spine at bottom (4 inches), causing hinge to loosen. One free end paper has detached but is laid in. Alexander T. Van Laer (1857-1920) was an American artist who studied at the Art Students League of New York and in the Netherlands.