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Whistlerian Impressionism and the Venetian Variations of Vernon Lee, John Addington Symonds, and Arthur Symons

Abstract:This article argues that what we might call Whistlerian Impressionism offers the best analogy to a dominant strand of impressionistic prose in English, being close to it in purpose and characteristics. Having established a range of qualities typically associated with Whistler as a painter by English, French, and American commentators, the article examines prose compositions by the late Victorian writers Vernon Lee, John Addington Symonds, and Arthur Symons, taking as its focus their writings about Venice, a subject of conspicuous significance in Whistler's own œuvre.