Portrait of Bessie (Miss Elizabeth Newton) (1892). Albert Herter (American, 1871-1950). Oil on canva
Portrait of Bessie (Miss Elizabeth Newton) (1892). Albert Herter (American, 1871-1950). Oil on canvas. High Museum of Art.This painting is Herter’s homage to James McNeill Whistler, the expatriate artist who had a profound effect on American art. Here Herter has accepted the Whistlerian challenge of painting a life size picture in a carefully contrived arrangement of whites. The decorative patterning of the background curtain also signals Herter’s interest in textiles and Japanese design. -- source link
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