Florence—Winter in Paris—Loneliness—Meetings with old Student Friends—Dr. Whistler's Death—Dinner at Mr. Heinemann's—Mr. Arthur Symon's Impressions of Whistler
| CHAPTER XLIII. THE INTERNATIONAL. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY-SEVEN TO NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE |
369 |
| The International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Gravers—Whistler elected First President—Activity of his Interest—First Exhibition at Knightsbridge—Second Exhibition—Difficulties—Third Exhibition at the Royal Institute—Exhibitions on the Continent and in America— Whistler's Presidency ends only with Death |
| CHAPTER XLIV. THE ACADÉMIE CARMEN. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN NINETY-EIGHT TO NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE |
377 |
| School opened in the Passage Stanislas, Paris—Whistler and Mr. Frederick MacMonnies propose to visit it—History of the School written, at Whistler's request, by Mrs. Clifford Addams—Her Account—His Methods—His Advice—His Palette—Misunderstandings—Mrs. Addam apprenticed to Whistler—Men's Class discontinued—Third Year begins with Woman's Class alone—School closed—Mr. Clifford Addams made an Apprentice—Mr. MacMonnies' Account—Comparison with Other Art Schools |
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| CHAPTER XLV. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED |
393 |
| Whistler authorises J. and E. R. Pennell to write his Life and Mr. Heinemann to publish it—Whistler gives his Reminiscences—Photographing began in Studio—Paris Universal Exhibition—Interest in the Boer War—The "Island" and the "Islanders"—The Pekin Massacre and Blue Pots—Domberg—Visit to Ireland—Sir Walter Armstrong's Reminiscences of Whistler in Dublin—Irritation with Critics of his Pictures in Paris—Increasing Ill-health in the Autumn—Serious Illness—Starts for the South |
| CHAPTER XLVI. IN SEARCH OF HEALTH. THE YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE AND NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO |
407 |
| Tangier—Algiers—Marseilles—Ajaccio—Winter in Corsica— Visit from Mr. Heinemann—Dominoes—Rests for the First Time—Return to London in the Spring—Work in the Summer—Illness in the Autumn—Bath—No. 74 Cheyne Walk—Annoyances—Journey to Holland—Dangerous Illness in The Hague—Mr. G. Sauter's Account of his Last Visit to Franz Hals at Haarlem |
| CHAPTER XLVII. THE END. THE YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO AND NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE |
423 |
| Return to No. 74 Cheyne Walk—Illness—Gradual Decline—Work— Portraits—Prints—Exhibition of Silver—Degree of LL.D. from Glasgow University—St. Louis Exposition—Worries—Last Weeks—Death—Funeral—Grave |
| APPENDIX |
437 |
| INDEX |
439 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
G., after an etching, refers to the Grolier Club Catalogue of Whistler's Etchings, 1910
W., after a lithograph, refers to Mr. T. R. Way's Catalogue of Whistler's Lithographs, 1905
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| Portrait of the Artist (By Himself) (Oil) |
Frontispiece |
| In the George McCulloch Collection |
| Portrait of Whistler as a Boy (By Sir William Boxall) (Oil) |
12 |
| In the Charles L. Freer Collection, National Gallery of American Art |
| The Two Brothers (Miniature) |
12 |
| Lent by Miss Emma Palmer; formerly in the possession of Mrs. George D. Stanton and Miss Emma W. Palmer |
| Bibi Lalouette (Etching. G. 51) |
20 |
| Street at Saverne (Etching. G. 19) |
20 |
| From the "French Set" |
| La Mère Gérard (Oil) |
24 |
| In the possession of William Heinemann |
| Head of an Old Man Smoking (Oil) |
24 |
In the Musée du Luxembourg
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| Portrait of Whistler (Etching. G. 54) |
40 |
| Sketches of the Journey to Alsace (Pen Drawings) |
40 |
| Portrait of Whistler in the Big Hat (Oil) |
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