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Exhibition catalogue. First paperback edition 1993. 343 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white, Paperback. Very good. The revolution in watercolours of the later eighteenth century and its Victorian aftermath is acknowledged to be one of the greatest triumphs of British art. Its effect was to transform the modest tinted drawing of the topographer into a powerful and highly flexible means of expression for some of the Romantic era's greatest artists, among them Thomas Girtin, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. The painters of the next generation were no less ambitious, and the range of subject-matter and technical inventiveness that was sustained for much of the Victorian period was to set a standard in watercolour painting that was without equal abroad. In this magnificently illustrated survey of the great age of British watercolours, Andrew Wilton and Anne Lyles trace the development of attitudes to landscape and to the human figure in the landscape from 1750 to 1880. They show how once the traditional pen and ink drawing and its augmented washes of colour had been abandoned in order to paint directly in watercolours without pen outlines, the way was open for the powerful Romantic landscapes of the following decade and beyond, many of which were painted in the wild mountainous regions of Wales and Scotland. During the nineteenth century, as the gilt-framed exhibition watercolour began to challenge the long-established oil painting in terms of size and in brilliance of colour and effect, the range of subject-matter was broadened to include scenes of country and town life from every part of Britain and, increasingly, from the Continent too. By mid-century the Near East was attracting many of the greatest Victorian watercolourists, including J. E. Lewis, David Roberts and Edward Lear. Other leadingVictorians who regularly worked in watercolour include the Pre-Raphaelite painters John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt, and the American-born James McNeill Whistler, all of whom are included in this book. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 38 years experience, you may order with confidence.
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Very Good. 3791318799. Light wear to covers, some soiling to bottom edge, otherwise text clean and tight; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 340 pages.
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Like New. Size: 11x9x0; Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Owner's name on half title page, else unmarked. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Publisher:
Prestel, Munich; distrib. by te Neues, New York
Published:
1993
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14080789059
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Very good. 4to, paperback. Vg+ condition. Contents bright, crisp & clean, no markings; covers glossy. Two spine creases, to minor effect, not very noticeable. 339 p., illus., (some color). Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 15 January-12 April 1993, and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 9 May-25 July 1993.
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VG. Clean and bright with very light wear to covers. One copy has owner's writing on first page. Color-illustrated wraps with yellow lettering. 339 pp. with 326 color images and 16 BW figures. Copy may have addendum slip taped inside back cover. The catalogue from the exhibition of the same title, held in both London and Washington, DC, January through July, 1993. This particular volume was printed for the London location. The focus is on watercolour landscapes, with sections on naturalism, light and atmosphere, romantic landscape, topography, etc. Includes a glossary of technical terms, artists' bios, a chronology and the catalogue of works. A beautiful catalogue. Edited by Robert Williams.