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Cian,
I have spent hours in bookstore and libraries looking for teeny bits of information about various artists techniques. Why do these biographers only think we are interested in their sex lives. For heavens sakes, even toads have sex lives, but they don't paint!
The ONLY books I have found that dealt in any length vis-a-vis techniques was a series of books put
out by Chartwell Books of Secaucus, New Jersey. I found them in a close-out bin of a really cheesy discount store at $4.99 ea. about 5- 10 years ago. An Abrams book they were not. But these stupid cheapies had pages of information on technique, close-ups of details and color photographs of palette arrangements. I grabbed all of them. One included a Whistler.
The full title of the book is "The History and Techniques of the Great Masters, Whistler", by Micheal Howard. It was publishished in 1989. I grabbed a Manet and a Titian as well. You may be able to find this specific book.
However, when searching out this publisher I did find a used paperback book by this publisher called "Techniques of the Worlds Great Painters" by Kanusezak, or Januszczak. ( it was spelled both ways). I found this on Amazon. There were about a dozen of these books available in inexpensive paperback editions. You can believe I grabbed one at about $12.00
I hope this helps. I don't know which of the "great artists" are included, but it seems likely that Whistler might be.
As to Mr. Sickert, the last thing I read about him was a very interesting biography based on the theory that he was Jack the Ripper, by Patricia Cornwell. It was an interesting look into his life and modus operandi, if not his palette.
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