Cecily Alexander was the daughter of a well-known banker. Later, the model recalled the work on the portrait: “It seemed to me that I fell into the hands of a cannibal.” Whistler made me stand still for hours in the same awkward posture. I think that the artist should not have treated the little girl like that, what I was at that time. “
Life in art Whistler’s life is the artist’s real life: studying in Paris, infatuation with new directions, quarrels with rich patrons, triumphs, falls, criticism, scandalous fame. He was selfish, self-willed, impetuous, eater-in short, unbearable.
Some believed that in his work Whistler pretentious, found fanciful “musical” titles of his paintings, unduly mannered – monogram-butterfly, which the artist put instead of the signature. But a deliberate shocking – not the main thing in Whistler. Every step of Whistler-man is simultaneously a step of Whistler-artist. Creativity and Whistler are simply inseparable. He worked almost frenziedly and was very demanding towards himself. He once remarked: “From the very beginning, you should write a portrait without blots.” If you make a mistake, you have no choice but to take a new canvas and start everything anew. ” This exactingness paid off handsomely.
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