{"product_id":"james-mcneill-whistler","title":"James McNeill Whistler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA richly illustrated book accompanying the Tate's recent exhibition exploring the life and works of Whistler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames McNeill Whistler rewrote the rules of what it meant to be an artist. A truly global figure, he pioneered innovative techniques, creating astonishingly beautiful, ethereal visions of modern life that would earn him a place as one of the most influential artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A boldly experimental artist and cosmopolitan celebrity, Whistler disrupted the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of truth, beauty and progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMobilising novel marketing and media possibilities, he was one of the first to understand the force of performance, self-publishing, satire and scandal to advance serious ideas. He built a career unrepentantly at odds with and ahead of his times – too avant-garde for the avant-garde, it was sometimes said. Illustrated with the artist’s world-famous paintings alongside rarely seen works, this sumptuous monograph includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints and designs, from as early as his teens in St Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn international selection of writers look afresh at this audacious artist, casting new light on his unsettled life, and the way he redefined the special value of the artist in a shifting, materialist world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Carol Jacobi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages | 200 illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781917055116\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: May 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27.0 x 22.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56912333406586,"sku":"9781917055116","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/8302\/files\/james-mcneill-whistler-9781917055116-1239705776.jpg?v=1779372430","url":"https:\/\/www.museumbookstore.com\/products\/james-mcneill-whistler","provider":"Museum Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}