| Show WHISTLER WAS INDIGNANT the idea 0 of f buying his pictures and then demanding possession ascertain A certain eminent english lady the proud possessor of a title of fairly high degree who admired whistlers genius to the extent of purchasing one of his bis pictures picture never was able to obtain possession of her property one day she drove to the studio in her vic victoria torla I 1 mr whistler went to greet her mr whistler she said two years ago I 1 bought one of your pictures I a beautiful thing and I 1 have never been able to hang bang it on my walls it has b been loaned to one exhibition hIbI tIou or a an other now ow today I 1 hive my carala carriage e with me and I 1 would like to take tahe it home with me I 1 am told it Is I 1 in possession dear lady returned whistler you ask the he impossible I 1 will send it to you when I 1 luve have it again but it is pol here bere you hae bone been misinformed and so forth and so forth to the thes acie W effect and the lidy lady drove oil off without her picture after she had bad departed whistler commenced to poke around his studio and to the great astonishment of a friend who had been au an involuntary listener to the I 1 he above conversation be brought forth a canvas here it is be suld she was right about one thing it is beautiful and it was beautiful but the impudence of these people lie he continued who think that because they pay a few paltry hundred pounds they own my pictures why it merely secures secure them the lie privilege of having them in their bouses bouls now and then the pictures are arc mine |
