Whistler's Mother

The Mystery of America's Most Famous Painting
How does a painting become an iconic image? In almost detective-style, Sarah Walden pieces together the complex relationship of the sitter and her famous son in a gripping, exploring how the enigmatic painting became the first harbinger of Modern Art and became known as America's Mona Lisa.

In this spy-on-the-canvas portrait of James McNeill Whistler, Sarah Walden—the renowned restorer of The Mother—pieces together the intriguing relationship between the sitter and her famous son, the role of women in his life, and his friendships with Oscar Wilde, Proust, Manet, and Monet. Walden's unique vantage point offers a rare insight into Whistler's larger-than-life personality, the birth of modern art, and America’s first masterpiece.

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