The Music Room 1859 James McNeill Whistler American Whistler moved to London from Paris lin 1859. After publishing the "French Set" the previous November he continued to use etching to explore new visual effects. Here, a lamp-lit interior is occupied by his half-sister Deborah, brother-in-law Seymour Haden at left, and Haden's medical partner James Traer, all shown reading. They are in the Haden home on 62 Sloane Street in Chelsea. Comparing this second state of the etching to the first (MMA ) demonstrates how Whistler began with forms almost swallowed by darkness, then lightened the ov
The Music Room 1859 James McNeill Whistler American Whistler moved to London from Paris lin 1859. After publishing the "French Set" the previous November he continued to use etching to explore new visual effects. Here, a lamp-lit interior is occupied by his half-sister Deborah, brother-in-law Seymour Haden at left, and Haden's medical partner James Traer, all shown reading. They are in the Haden home on 62 Sloane Street in Chelsea. Comparing this second state of the etching to the first (MMA ) demonstrates how Whistler began with forms almost swallowed by darkness, then lightened the overall The Music Room 372498
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