"As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight, and the subject matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or color."
Words by Whistler
"As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight, and the subject matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or color."
Pictured: James McNeill Whistler, 1834 USA–1903 England, Valparaiso Harbor, 1866, oil, 30 1/4 x 20 1/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly.