This exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, features 40 paintings by such artists as James McNeill Whistler, George Inness, William Merritt Chase, and John Twachtman.
Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly
June 22 through October 19
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, Massachusetts
(413) 458-2303
This exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, features 40 paintings by such artists as James McNeill Whistler, George Inness, William Merritt Chase, and John Twachtman, and focuses on "painting softly," a style of painting in which artists obscure the evidence of their brushstrokes. Generally thought of as an era of skillful brushwork where touch and surface were nearly as important as the subject being painted, the period represented in this exhibition will trace a quieter approach to painting.
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Arques-la-Bataille
by John Twachtman, 1885, oil, 60 x 78?. Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. |
Summer
by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, ca. 1890, oil, 42? x 54¼. Collection Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. |
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The Home of the Heron
by George Innes, 1893, oil, 30 x 45?. Collection Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. |
Summer, Montclair (New Jersey Landscape)
by George Inness, 1891, oil, 30¼ x 45. Collection Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martucci. |