About the Exhibition

The first exhibition to examine "painting softly," a distinctive approach to painting exemplified in works by James McNeill Whistler and George Inness, Like Breath on Glass traces a quieter approach to painting that evolved around the turn of the twentieth century. Only at the Clark this summer, over 40 beautiful paintings by Whistler, Inness, William Merritt Chase, John Henry Twachtman, Eduard Steichen, and others will reward an unhurried exploration of works by these great American artists.

The exhibition was organized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and is supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and by a contribution from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martucci.