Criticising the influence of modern industrial civilization on art, Whistler wrote of the time when "the amateur was unknown and the dilettante undreamed of", while Debussy wrote of the pseudo ...

He encouraged Debussy to write music that was not hidebound by academic tradition – ‘Break the rules, defy convention’ could have been his credo – and to find inspiration in the paintings of Claude ...

Debussy was approached to compose music for ... and subsequently dedicated to Jeanne Leleu ("a souvenir from an artist who has been sincerely touched by your musical qualities") who did so well ...