Drawing Attention
Selected Works on Paper from the Renaissance to Modernism/ Art Gallery of Ontario
Katharine A. Lochnan(Author)
Merrell Publishers Ltd
Published on 26. June 2008
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-85894-444-9 (ISBN)
Description
This beautiful, landmark book is the first to trace the history and reveal the highlights of the Art Gallery of Ontario's important and inspiring collection of drawings and watercolours. In this unconventional selection of 100 of the drawings, ranging from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century, each work is accompanied by an insightful commentary by a distinguished expert. Images and text combine to provide a fascinating chronicle of five centuries of drawing, from Renaissance Italy to modern Canada. This is a fresh and lively tour of a distinctive international collection, including works by Rembrandt, Turner, Gauguin, Chagall, Picasso and Pollock.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 ill
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85894-444-9 (9781858944449)
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Person
Katharine A. Lochnan is Deputy Director of Research and the R. Fraser Elliott Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Gallery of Ontario,Toronto.