Whistler Peacock Room V A

The room was the inspiration for darren waterston s filthy lucre now at the victoria and albert museum.

Whistler peacock room v a.

Victoria and albert museum london this craftmanship draws parallels with the v a s vast collections encompassing interior design decorative arts painting and ceramics. Darren waterston s filthy lucre was created by the artist in collaboration with mass moca north adams massachusetts. Culture art travel washington d c. Gallery 12 before the peacock room became a work of art by james mcneill whistler it was the dining room in the london mansion of frederick leyland.

Whistler completely redecorated the room in 1876 and 1877 as a harmony in. This immersive installation by contemporary artist darren waterston presents a detailed and decadent interpretation of james abbott mcneill whistler s famed peacock room a sumptuous 19th century interior. Whistler s most splendid claim to be king of the aesthetes was the peacock room an opulent dream place in blue and gold that he created for london art collector frederick richard leyland today. Installation views filthy lucre.

Imagine a room so special that it was dismantled packed into 27 crates and floated across the ocean. Museums for the first time in more than a century james mcneill whistler s peacock room can be seen as the artist originally intended it now that the. Harmony in blue and gold. In 1904 that s just what happened to the peacock room a decorative masterpiece by heralded american artist james abbott mcneill whistler.

View showing the princess from the land of porcelain. Gift of charles lang freer. Freer gallery of art smithsonian institution washington d c. The peacock room was one of the few forays into three dimensions by james abbott mcneill whistler the american painter best known for his austere 1871 portrait of his.

Its shelves were designed to showcase the british shipping magnate s collection of chinese blue and white porcelain. Harmony in blue and gold. James abbott mcneill whistler peacock room.