Author : Holburne of Menstrie Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Art
ISBN : UVA:X001871916
20th Century Craftsmanship: Exhibition Held at the Holburne of Menstrie Museum, Bath, July 10 to August 5, 1972 [of] Work by Artist Craftsmen of the Twentieth Century by Holburne of Menstrie Museum Pdf
5 April to 24 June 2007. selection of thirty-six outstanding British works from the collection of Paul Oppe. Includes work by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Girtin, Cotman, Rowlandson, Alexander Cozens, and Richard Wilson, some of which will be exhibited for the first time. The works for this exhibition have been selected in complementary pairs or small groups and often illustrate how differently artists can treat the same subject matter. A variety of techniques are shown and subjects include landscape, portraits, studies of buildings, trees, rocks and everyday moments of domestic comedy. The materials used include pencil, ink, watercolour and oil. The earliest drawing selected is from around 1720, by Jonathan Richardson and the latest from 1901 by Sir Edward Poynter. All demonstrate a fascinating range of subject, style and technique by British artists working at home and abroad."