james abbott mcneill whistler changed the course of art history with his radical techniques and adoption of asian

art painting reflection blue poster screenshot text darkness skyscraper window landmark skyline glass james abbott mcneill whistler changed history techniques adoption asian design principles emphasized flattening painted arrangement abstract patterns londonbased expatriate embraced promoted doctrine narrative artistas subjective feelings handling medium revolutionary methods existing approaches oil paint pastel watercolor interior decorative arts expressive radically simplified pastels fluid gray pigments nocturnes altered contemporaries like acopy douard manet edgar degas scandalously famous paintings black suggesting reduction portrait mother elements