WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM

BY MORTIMER MENPES

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SOME PRESS OPINIONS

Haldane Macfall in The Academy.—"No one wholoves the Art of Whistler should be without this handsomebook; it contains works of Art of exquisite beauty; it containsa delightful picture of the outward Whistler that the manhimself wished to be mistaken for the real thing—half butterfly,half wasp, wholly laughing enigma."

The Observer.—"A singularly illuminating and intimatemonograph."

The Week's Survey.—"Mr. Menpes gives us an extraordinarilyvivid account of the technical methods whichWhistler employed. This in itself must make his book atext-book for all time."

The Magazine of Art.—"It is all wonderfully true to life,obviously sincere and convincing, and vastly entertaining."

The Bystander.—"One of the most delightful biographicalsketches which has appeared for a long time."

To-day.—"A deeply interesting and an extremelyentertaining volume."

The Daily News.—"A quite miraculous study that, likeShallow, ought to provide the world with laughter for thewearing out of six fashions. And after that the pictures willstill remain a permanent joy."

A.M.B. in The King.—"By far the most valuable andinteresting book on Whistler which has been written, or, indeed,is ever likely to be written."

T.P.'s Weekly.—"An honest and clear study of thegreat artist."

A.C.R.C. in The Outlook.—"It bears the impress ofactuality, and is probably the truest chain of living pictures ofWhistler's personality that any 'follower' could have made."

Dundee Advertiser.—"Told in a most fascinatingmanner."

The World.—"An extremely interesting and valuablehistorical document."

Truth.—"At once a superb and an amazing book—superbin the number and excellence of its reproductions of Whistler'swork, amazing in its characteristic anecdotes of the Master."

The Connoisseur.—"The illustrations form an invaluablerecord of Whistler's art, and they in themselves make Mr.Menpes's book a desirable possession."

The Studio.—"Full of deeply interesting data respectingWhistler's methods, of real revelation of his remarkablepersonality, and of pathetic instances of the devotion of hisfollowers."

The Globe.—"Eminently amusing and very instructive toboot."

Aberdeen Free Press.—"As literature it is vastly entertaining;as art it is an extraordinarily brilliant and abundantcollection representative of the work of a remarkable man, inhimself a 'school.'"

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WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM

BY MORTIMER MENPES

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VENICE

Publishers' Note.—This book treats of Venice not only at onetime of the day, but at all times. There is Venice at night; Venicein sunshine; Venice in grey; it is a colour record of Venice, full ofactuality. There are all sides of Venice—old doorways; the Riva;the Rialto; St. Mark's before and after the fall of the Campanile; theDoge's Palace; the Salute at dawn and the Salute at sunset; MarketPlaces; Fishing Villages, with their vividly-coloured Fishing Boats—richorange sails splashed with yellows and vermilions; the Piazza;Churches; and the Islands of the Lagoon.

THE DURBAR

Morning Post.—"This splendid book will be accepted by all asthe best realisation of an epoch-making ceremony that we are everlikely to get."

The Academy.—"Unquestionably the best pictorial representationof the Durbar which has appeared."

The Globe.—"Likely to be the most brilliant and lasting recordof the historical occasion."

World's Children

The Times.—"Of the cleverness, both of the pictures and letter-press,there can be no doubt. Miss Menpes's short papers on thechildren of different lands are full of insight, human and fresh experience;and Mr. Menpes's 100 pictures ... are above all remarkablefor their extraordinary variety of treatment, both in colour schemeand in the pose and surroundings of the subject."

World Pictures

The Scotsman.—"Mr. Menpes has been a wanderer over the faceof the earth armed with brush and pencil, and he has brought back withhim portfolios filled with samples of the colour and sunshine, and of thelife and form, quaint or beautiful, of the most famous countries of theEast and of the West, and his charming book is a kind of album intowhich he has gathered the cream of an artist's memories and impressionsof the many countries he has visited and sketched in."

JAPAN

The Times.—"Mr. Menpes's pictures are here given in mostperfect facsimile, and they form altogether a series of colour impressionsof Japan which may fairly be called unrivalled. Even withoutthe narrative they would show that Mr. Menpes is an enthusiast forJapan, her art and her people; and very few European artists havesucceeded in giving such complete expression to an admiration inwhich all share."

War Impressions

Daily Telegraph.—"One hardly knows which to admire themore—the skill of the artist or the skill with which his studies havebeen reproduced, for the colours of the originals are shown with marvellousfidelity, and the delicate art of the impressionist loses nothingin the process. The book, therefore, is a double triumph, and willtherefore be prized by collectors."

BRITTANY

Publishers' Note.—Mr. Menpes is perhaps exceptionally capableof producing a true and vivid description of Brittany. He has livedand painted there for many years. Every aspect of the country hasbeen faithfully depicted by him; every mood of Breton life, every traitof character. Whether it is a pig-market that is portrayed, or a dignifiedBreton surrounded by his household gods of oak and blue chinain the atmosphere of his own home—whether it is a fleet of fishingboats hung with cobalt-blue nets, or group of mediæval houses in someancient town—each and every picture bears the impress of actuality.

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