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50 British Artists You Should Know
Lucinda Hawksley
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Description for 50 British Artists You Should Know
Paperback. This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140. BIC Classification: 1DB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 628.
This highly readable and informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Stanley Spencer; landscapes by J. M. W. Turner and David Hockney; satire by William Hogarth and Gilbert & George; sculpture by Henry Moore and Rachel Whiteread; and the latest works by Grayson Perry and Damien Hirst. Each artist is presented in a double-page spread that features a major work, details from the work, a brief biography and fascinating insights into the artist's life and times. Lucinda Hawksley's engaging survey compares the skill of the Elizabethan miniaturists and the magnificence of the ... Read more
This highly readable and informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Stanley Spencer; landscapes by J. M. W. Turner and David Hockney; satire by William Hogarth and Gilbert & George; sculpture by Henry Moore and Rachel Whiteread; and the latest works by Grayson Perry and Damien Hirst. Each artist is presented in a double-page spread that features a major work, details from the work, a brief biography and fascinating insights into the artist's life and times. Lucinda Hawksley's engaging survey compares the skill of the Elizabethan miniaturists and the magnificence of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Prestel
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783791345383
SKU
V9783791345383
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Ref
99-3
About Lucinda Hawksley
LUCINDA HAWKSLEY is the author of numerous books on art, literature and British history, including Lizzie Siddal: The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel, Katey: The Life and Loves of Dickens's Artist Daughter and The Secret History of Art. She lectures frequently at the National Portrait Gallery in London, is a patron of the Charles Dickens Museum in London, and is ... Read more
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