British Painting

Author : Andrew Wilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0500203490

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Five Centuries of British Painting by Andrew Wilton Pdf

"Britain has played a key part in the history of the last five centuries, and its art reflects this in absorbing and complex ways. Andrew Wilton, Keeper and Senior Research Fellow at Tate Britain, traces the story of British painting from its hesitant beginnings under the influence of Holbein through its maturity in the time of Hogarth and Reynolds, when it reflected a prosperous society with growing imperial influence. He then explores the pioneering role of Constable and Turner in the revolutions of the Romantic period, and the enigmatic position of artists in Victorian England, when a stiff moral code came into conflict with the uncertainties of the age of Darwin. A consistent undercurrent has been Britain's preference for the real world (landscape, portraiture) as against 'high' art and abstraction. Andrew Wilton offers new insights into the great personalities of British painting, and assesses afresh the latest flowering, in which many threads of modern art come together in sometimes startling guises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Patrick Elliott,Sacha Llewellyn,Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Publisher : Gallery of Scotland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Art, Modern
ISBN : 1911054058

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True to Life by Patrick Elliott,Sacha Llewellyn,Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Pdf

British realist art of the 1920s and 1930s is visually stunning - strong, seductive and demonstrating extraordinary technical skill. Despite this, it is often overshadowed by abstract art. This book presents the very first overview of British realist painting of the period, showcasing outstanding works from private and public collections across the UK. Of the forty artists featured in the show, many were major figures in the 1920s and 1930s but later passed out of fashion as abstraction and Pop Art became the dominant trends in the post-war years. In the last decade their work has re-emerged and interest in them has grown. Interwar realist art embraces a number of different styles, but is characterised by fine drawing, meticulous craftsmanship, a tendency towards classicism and an aversion to impressionism and visible brushwork. Artists such as Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, Meredith Frampton, James Cowie and Winifred Knights combine fastidious Old Master detail with 1920s modernity. Stanley Spencer spans various camps while Lucian Freud's early work can be seen as a realist coda which continued into the 1940s and beyond. Exhibition: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland (01.07. - 29.10.2017).

Author : Charlotte Gould,Sophie Mesplède
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000408218

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British Art and the Environment by Charlotte Gould,Sophie Mesplède Pdf

This book explores the nature of Britain-based artists’ engagement with the transformations of their environment since the early days of the Industrial Revolution. At a time of pressing ecological concerns, the international group of contributors provide a series of case studies that reconsider the nature–culture divide and aim at identifying the contours of a national narrative that stretches from enclosed lands to rising seas. By adopting a longer historical view, this book hopes to enrich current debates concerning art’s engagement with recording and questioning the impact of human activity on the environment. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, contemporary art, environmental humanities, and British studies.

Author : Alan Windsor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429614866

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Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-90 by Alan Windsor Pdf

Originally published in 1998, The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990 has been designed for people who enjoy, study and buy British art. The only portable dictionary-style guide to the life and work of modern British painters and printmakers, the book provides information on some 2,000 artists, as well as entries on schools of art, on museums, galleries and collections, on societies and groups, and critics and patrons who have influenced the development of modern art in Britain. Compiled by scholars, the entries are cross-referenced and each concise biographical outline provides the relevant facts about the artist's life, a brief characterisation of the artist's work, and major bibliographic references. Wherever possible, one or two suggestions for further reading are cited.

Author : David Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018458176

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British, French, and German Painting: being a reference to the grounds which render the proposed painting of the new Houses of Parliament important as a public measure by David Scott Pdf

Author : George H. Shepherd
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368861308

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A Short History of the British School of Painting by George H. Shepherd Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Author : British Historical Painting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000623473

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Observations on the Probable Decline Or Extinction of British Historical Painting, from the Effects of the Church Exclusion of Paintings, Etc. (The National Obstacle to the National Public Style Considered) by British Historical Painting Pdf

Author : Luke Herrmann
Publisher : Giles de La Mare
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015056457776

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Nineteenth Century British Painting by Luke Herrmann Pdf

This illuminating volume explores a century in British painting that produced an enormous variety of work, ranging from the beginnings of Romanticism in the late 18th century to the British adoption of impressionism in the late 19th century. Dividing this prolific period into nine sections, the work of each artist is discussed, analyzed, and presented in biographical context. With longer sections devoted to such maior figures as Lawrence, Turner, Constable, Rossetti, Leighton, and Whistler, the artists are placed in the framework of their historical, social, and economic backgrounds. The majority of the paintings and drawings that are examined are handsomely reproduced in more than 300 plates, making this an excellent choice for students, connoisseurs, and collectors as well as anyone interested in British art. Among Luke Herrmann's books is "J.M.W. Turner Watercolours and Drawings."

Author : Allan Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Painters
ISBN : PRNC:32101073449181

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The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters and Sculptors by Allan Cunningham Pdf

Author : James Lambert,Sharna Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1849763038

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Tate Kids British Art Activity Book by James Lambert,Sharna Jackson Pdf

Throw yourself into British art with this zany book of activities based on artworks by some of Britain's most exciting artists. There are fascinating facts about the artists dotted throughout the book and when you're ready to take a break from creating, delve into an Op Art maze inspired by Bridget Riley or take your pencil on a Word Walk like Richard Long. The Tate Kids British Art Activity Book explains the key concepts behind historical, modern and contemporary artworks in a succinct and fun way. Art activities and games encourage a deeper understanding of each artist's ideas and introduce children to artworks in a variety of media including photography, mixed media, sculpture, conceptual art, installation art, and painting. Featured artworks: Gillian Wearing's I'm desperate 1992 - 3 Bridget Riley's Blaze 1964 * Chris Ofili's No Woman, No Cry 1998 * Cornelia Parker's Thirty Pieces of Silver 1988 - 9 * Richard Long's Two Straight Twelve Mile Walks on Dartmoor, England 1980 1980 * Damien Hirst's Mother and Child Divided 1993 * Barbara Hepworth's Tides I 1946 * Sonia Boyce's From Tarzan to Rambo 1987 * L.S. Lowry's Coming Out of School 1927 * J.M.W. Turner's The Scarlet Sunset c.1830 - 40.

Author : Charlotte Gould
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351003964

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Artangel and Financing British Art by Charlotte Gould Pdf

The Artangel Trust has been credited with providing artists with all the money and logistics they need to create one-off dream projects. An independent art commissioning agency based in London, it has operated since 1985 and is responsible for producing some of the most striking ephemeral and site-specific artworks of the last decades, from Rachel Whiteread’s House to Jeremy Deller’s The Battle of Orgreave. Artangel’s existence spans three decades, which now form a coherent whole in terms of both art historical and political periodisation. It was launched as a reaction to the cuts in funding for the visual arts introduced by the Thatcher government in 1979 and has since adapted in a distinctive way to changing cultural policies. Its mixed economic model, the recourse to public, private and corporate funds, is the result of the more general hybridisation of funding encouraged by successive governments since the 1980s and offers a contemporary case study on broader questions concerning the specificities of British art patronage. This book aims to demonstrate that the singular way its directors have responded to the vagaries of public funding and harnessed new national attitudes to philanthropy has created a sustainable independent model, but also that it has been reflected more formally, in their approach to site. The locational art produced by the agency has indeed mirrored new distinctions between public and private spaces, it has reflected the social and economic changes the country has gone through and accompanied the new cultural geographies shaping London and the United Kingdom. Looking into whether their funding model might have had a formal incidence on the art they helped produce and on its relation to notions of publicness and privacy, the study of Artangel gives a fresh insight into new trends in British site-specific art.

Author : Gleeson White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11788827

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The Master Painters of Britain by Gleeson White Pdf

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Katharine Baetjer
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588393487

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British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875 by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Katharine Baetjer Pdf

Covering the period between the late 16th century through to the third quarter of the 19th century, this book features paintings by English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish artists which are part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Author : Katharine Baetjer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015056274106

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Glorious Nature by Katharine Baetjer Pdf

This aptly named volume brings together 91 masterpieces in oil and watercolor by 44 artists, the zenith of England's sublime landscape tradition. These beautiful, innovative works represent the most talented artists of the genre -- including Gainsborough, Wright of Derby, Turner, and Constable.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1278 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : OSU:32435065917098

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress Pdf