Whistler and Montesquiou: The Butterfly and the Bat

by Edgar Munhall

This is the catalog that ccompanied the exhibition surrounding Whistler's painting of Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac held at The Frick Collection, from November 14, 1995 to January 28, 1996. Contains correspondence, etc. between the two and brings to life how the two worked together to create this masterpiece. Also looks at Whistler's attempts to reproduce the painting's image through lithography.

Genres: Art

175 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995