In 1768 Joseph Wright left his native city of Derby and moved to Liverpool in search of recognition and success. Earlier the same year he had exhibited the masterly "Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump" to great acclaim in London, but he failed to sell the picture, and he would shortly be excluded from the Royal Academy. Liverpool offered him the opportunity to engage with wealthy clients who had little experience of art patronage. Wright painted portraits of the prosperous merchants and their families, and continued to ...
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In 1768 Joseph Wright left his native city of Derby and moved to Liverpool in search of recognition and success. Earlier the same year he had exhibited the masterly "Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump" to great acclaim in London, but he failed to sell the picture, and he would shortly be excluded from the Royal Academy. Liverpool offered him the opportunity to engage with wealthy clients who had little experience of art patronage. Wright painted portraits of the prosperous merchants and their families, and continued to develop the brilliantly illuminated subject paintings on which his reputation chiefly rests. This beautifully illustrated book examines Wright's remarkable impact on the artistic climate of the city of Liverpool, on its cultural institutions and on the other artists working there.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Quarto. 216pp. Illustrated from photographs. Rear board slightly bowed, near fine in a fine dust jacket. Booklet for the exhibition laid in. Issued on the occasion of an exhibition held on Nov. 17, 2007-Feb. 24, 2008 at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and May 22-Aug. 31, 2008 at Yale Center for British Art.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 10 x 1 x 11.2 inches; Dust jacket condition: Fine. Due to weight, no foreign orders or domestic priority shipments accepted without prior arrangement as to shipping costs, which will exceed our usual rates. In 1768 Joseph Wright left his native city of Derby and moved to Liverpool in search of recognition and success. Earlier the same year he had exhibited the masterly Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump to great acclaim in London, but he failed to sell the picture, and he would shortly be excluded from the Royal Academy. Liverpool offered him the opportunity to engage with wealthy clients who had little experience of art patronage. Wright painted portraits of the prosperous merchants and their families, and continued to develop the brilliantly illuminated subject paintings on which his reputation chiefly rests. This beautifully illustrated book examines Wright's remarkable impact on the artistic climate of the city of Liverpool, on its cultural institutions and on the other artists working there. About the Author: Elizabeth E. Barker is Director of the Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, New York. Alex Kidson is Curator of British paintings at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. 224 pages. Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797--Exhibitions, Art and society--England--Liverpool--History--18 century--Exhibitions.
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As New. 0300117450. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION---Corresponds to ISBN: 9780300117455. Text in English. 228 pp. With 215 ills. (209 col. ). 29 x 25 cm. --with a bonus offer--
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VG. Blue cloth over boards, gilt letters on spine; blue and color illus. dj.; maps on flyleaves, 224 pp.; Profusely illustrated. Issued in conjunction with 2007-2008 exhibition of work by English landscape painter Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Discusses his impact on the artistic climate, artists, and cultural institutions of LIverpool, through five thematic and illustrated essays. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 82 specific pieces. Includes bibliography.