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Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly (Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute)

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The often ignored "Tonalist" movement finally gets its due in this exquisite catalogue of what must be a remarkable exhibition. The reproductions are beautifully controlled (thank goodness for modern printing technology) and broadly selected. There are a few nice surprises (Crane, Steichen!!, and Carlsen stand out), along with the expected Whistler, Twachtman, and Inness. The inclusion of a section on American lyrical abstraction was also a nice linkage. For any serious collector of art books this tome is an essential.

This book is an elegant representation of works using paint sparingly....or seemingly so.....the essence is represented....a Beautiful Book.

great, good fine, excellent and I hope there are enough words to make it 20...I guess I need a few more, so hope this amount of words are enough.

If you like Whistler you will like this book. After I got my Turner book I was more interested in it and didn't finish this book.