Life of James McNeill Whistler, . nce and care, however far, to his or our desire,the result may seem to be incomplete. Scarcely so much can be saidfor any other pictures of the modern schools. Their eccentricitiesare almost always in some degree forced, and their imperfectionsgratuitously, if not impertinently, indulged. For Mr. Whistlersown sake, no less than for the protection of the purchaser, Sir CouttsLindsay ought not to have admitted works into the gallery in whichthe ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approaches the aspectof wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of co
Life of James McNeill Whistler, . nce and care, however far, to his or our desire,the result may seem to be incomplete. Scarcely so much can be saidfor any other pictures of the modern schools. Their eccentricitiesare almost always in some degree forced, and their imperfectionsgratuitously, if not impertinently, indulged. For Mr. Whistlersown sake, no less than for the protection of the purchaser, Sir CouttsLindsay ought not to have admitted works into the gallery in whichthe ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approaches the aspectof wilful imposture. I have seen and heard much of cockney impudencebefore now, but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundredguineas for flinging a pot of paint in the publics face. Mr. Ruskinpleaded that the alleged libel was privileged as being a fair and bondfide criticism upon a painting which the plaintiff had exposed to publicview. But the terms in which Mr. Ruskin has spoken of the plaintiffare unfair and ungentlemanly, and are calculated to do, and have done168 [1878. PORTRAIT OF F. R. LEYLANDARRANGEMENT IN BLACK OIL In the possession of Charles L. Freer, Esq.(See page 123) The Trial him, considerable injury, and it will be for the jury to say what damagesthe plaintiff is entitled to. Whistler was the first witness called. He said : I studied inParis with Du Maurier, Poynter, Armstrong. I was awarded a goldmedal at The Hague. . My etchings are in the British Museumand Windsor Castle collections. I exhibited eight pictures at theGrosvenor Gallery in the summer of 1877. No pictures were exhibitedthere save on invitation. I was invited by Sir Coutts Lindsay toexhibit. The first was a Nocturne in Black and Gold—The FallingRocket. The second, a Nocturne in Blue and Silver [since called Blueand Gold—Old Batter sea Bridge]. The third, a Nocturne in Blueand Gold, belonging to the Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham. The fourth,a Nocturne in Blue and Silver, belonging to Mrs. Leyland. The fifth,an Arrangement in Black—Irving as P
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