CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I.] | Introductory—White Chrysanthemums | 1 |
| [II.] | Quartier Latin and Chelsea | 7 |
| [III.] | The Butterfly | 39 |
| [IV.] | The Art of Omission | 58 |
| [V.] | On Light and Tone Problems | 81 |
| [VI.] | Symphonies in Interior Decoration | 100 |
| [VII.] | Visions and Identifications | 121 |
| [VIII.] | In Quest of Line Expression | 147 |
| [IX.] | Moss-like Gradations | 168 |
| [X.] | Whistler's Iconoclasm | 182 |
| [XI.] | As His Friends Knew Him | 209 |
| [XII.] | The Story of the Beautiful | 233 |
| [Bibliography] | 253 | |
| [Principal Magazine Articles] | 259 | |
| [Principal Paintings] | 262 | |
| [Nocturnes] | 265 | |
| [Index] | 267 |