English painting / R.N. Wilenski

Wilenski, R. H. (Reginald Howard) (1887-1975)

Verlag: London: Faber, 1945

Beschreibung

Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; the critic and poetry activist Charles Tomlinson s wife, Brenda s copy; signed by her. Physical description: 314 pages, 168 pages of plates: illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Contents: I. Early Gothic remains (1066-1377) -- II. Late Gothic remains (1377-1509) -- III. Tudor and Stuart painting (1509-1702) -- IV. Hogarth (1697-1764). Hogarth's life; Hogarth's character; Hogarth's art -- V. Picturesque landscape -- VI. Portrait painting -- VII. Gainsborough (1727-1788). Gainsborough's life; Gainsborough's character; Gainsborough's art -- VIII. Reynolds (1723-1792). Reynolds' life; Reynolds' character; Reynolds' art -- IX. Paintings of outdoor life -- X. Caricature and comment -- XI. Topographic landscape -- XII. Turner (1775-1851). Turner's life; Turner's character; Turner's art -- XIII. Nineteenth-century landscape -- XIV. The Pre-Raphaelite movement -- XV. Blake (1757-1827). Blake's life; Blake's character; Blake's art -- I. Appendix to chapter I. Early Gothic remains (1066-1377) -- II. Appendix to chapter II. Late Gothic remains (1377-1509) -- III. Appendix to chapter III. Tudor and Stuart painting (1509-1702) -- IV. Appendix to chapter IV. Hogarth's 'analysis of beauty' -- V. Appendix to chapter XIV. The Burghclere memorial chapel -- VI. In the Tate Gallery 1953. Subjects: Painting England History. Painters England. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 365107

Bibliografische Details

Titel: English painting / R.N. Wilenski

Verlag: London: Faber

Erscheinungsdatum: 1945

Einband: Hardcover

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: Reprint.