
Gainsborough
M. Rosenthal(Author)
Tate Publishing
Published on 3. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-85437-397-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work looks at the art of Thomas Gainsborough, widely acknowledged as one of the great masters of the 18th century. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Tate Britain the text aims to demonstrate the sheer range, quality and originality of this artist's work. It intends to present a new angle of the artist, exploring his studio practice and innovative use of colour as well as highlighting the inventiveness and complexity of his techniques. Gainsborough shunned the theory-led practice of the Royal Academy in preference for an art based on pleasure over convention, this volume draws on the view that his work has a continuing significance for British culture today.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
170 colour and 30 b&w illustrations, bibliography, chronology
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85437-397-7 (9781854373977)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Gainsborough's studio, Martin Postle and Rica Jones. Catalogue: exhibition pictures; landscape and the poor; portraiture; sensibility and fashion; late works.