雅思听力材料：惠斯勒-画家的母亲肖像(BBC纪录片)
<p> <span word="Whistlers">Whistlers</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span></p><p> <span word="Arrangement">Arrangement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Grey">Grey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="No">No</span>.1, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="colloquial">colloquial</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Whistlers">Whistlers</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> 1871 <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="canvas">canvas</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="McNeill">McNeill</span> <span word="Whistler">Whistler</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="is">is</span> 56.81 <span word="by">by</span> 63.94 <span word="inches">inches</span> , <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Whistlers">Whistlers</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muse">Muse</span> <span word="dOrsay">dOrsay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1891. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="variously">variously</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="Mona">Mona</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span>.</p><p> 作者简介：</p><p> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="McNeill">McNeill</span> <span word="Whistler">Whistler</span></p><p> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="McNeill">McNeill</span> <span word="Whistler">Whistler</span> was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo, art for arts sake. His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol was apt, for it combined both aspects of his personalityhis art was characterized by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler entitled many of his paintings arrangements, harmonies, and nocturnes, emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting is Whistlers Mother, the revered and oft parodied portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the art world and the broader culture of his time with his artistic theories and his friendships with leading artists and writers.</p>
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