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Carol Jacobi is Curator of British Art, 18501915 at Tate Britain. James Finch is a curator and art historian specialising in British art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is currently Assistant Curator of nineteenth century British Art at Tate Britain where he most recently curated Sargent and Fashion. Other exhibitions and displays of historic and modern British art at Tate that James has worked on include (as co-curator) The Rossettis and Turner's Modern World. Prior to joining Tate, James was Curatorial Assistant at the Royal Academy of Arts, and undertook his doctorate, as a partnership between the University of Kent and Tate. He has published widely on nineteenth and twentieth century art.

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**"A luscious, seductive blockbuster for the painter who scandalised Britain." - THE GUARDIAN

"Magnificent... Sublime." - THE INDEPENDENT

"Tate's wondrous Whistler retrospective left me spellbound - a must-see." - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Up close with a witty, tricky painter... Beauty is back." - THE TIMES

Published to accompany the first major European exhibition of his work in 30 years, experience the captivating world of rule-breaking American artist James McNeill Whistler.**

Experience the captivating world of rule-breaking American artist James McNeill Whistler. A truly global figure, Whistler re-wrote the rules of what it meant to be an artist. He pioneered new and innovative techniques, creating astonishingly beautiful, ethereal visions of modern life that would earn him a place as one of the most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

This retrospective - the first major European exhibition of Whistler's work in 30 years - brings together the artist's world-famous paintings alongside rarely, or never seen, works. It includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints, and designs, from as early as his teens in St. Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits.

The exhibition presents both a boldly experimental artist and cosmopolitan celebrity, disrupting the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of truth, beauty, and progress.

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Published to accompany the first major European exhibition of his work in 30 years, experience the captivating world of rule-breaking American artist James McNeill Whistler.