Fierce Friends
Artists and Animals, 1750-1900
Published on 27. September 2005
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-85894-300-8 (ISBN)
Description
With a fore-word by animal behaviourist Desmond Morris, this book examines humankind's relationship with the animal kingdom as depicted in art. Included are paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and photographs ranging from scientific illustrations to portraiture by artists such as Van Gogh, Stubbs, Kandinsky, Rousseau and many others.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
150 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85894-300-8 (9781858943008)
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Persons
Louise Lippincott is Curator of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Andreas Bluhm is Head of Exhibitions and Display at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.