| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 藝術學研究所 === 94 === Abstract
This thesis is about the painting achievements of James Abbott McNeil Whistler (1834~1903), one of the pioneers of “Japonisme” in the 19th century. In Chapter One, I examine the development and the influence of Japanese Art in Europe in the 19th century through reviewing the history. In order to explore the reasons of “the cult of Japon” of the second half of the19th century in Europe, I divide the first section into four parts, the wedge of the communication of the West and Japan, the shops of the eastern arts, the key persons, as well as the activities and exhibitions of Japanese Arts. In the second section, I study the development and the influence of Japonisme ; and in the third section, I illustrate the development of Japonisme in U.K.
In Chapter Two, I focus on the art education of Whistler and the development of his style. Through reviewing his study and his friends in Paris and UK, I try to examine why he left the realism and then tilted toward the concepts of “L’art pour l’art”. Then, I explore the origin of Whistler’s artistic characteristics.
In Chapter Three, I will analyze the japoniaiseries works. First, I divide these works into three periods according to the changes of Whistler’s style. For further analyses and illustrations, I examine the four following works : Harmony in Green and Rose :The Music Room, Symphony in White, No.2: The little White Girl, Caprice in Purple and Gold, No.2：The Golden Screen and Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the six Marks, as well as his sketches of so-called “Six Projects” and the series of “Nocturne”.
Finally, I conclude why the craze of Japanese Art swept the Europe in the 19th century, and how Whistler created the japoniaiseries works which presented the symphonies of Western and Eastern Arts and on what foundation these symphonies are based, and furthermore, I conclude the meanings of each work in different periods. At last, I would like to try to position Whistler’s japoniaiseries works and explain its significance.
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