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Nineteenth Century British Painting
Luke Herrmann
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Description for Nineteenth Century British Painting
Paperback. This work provides an informative chronological survey of a century of British painting. It progresses from the beginnings of Romanticism in the late 18th century to the British adoption of Impressionism in the late 19th century. Num Pages: 488 pages, 82 colour and 241 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Nineteenth Century British Painting provides a succinct and informative chronological survey of a century of British painting which produced a great variety of work. It progresses from the beginnings of Romanticism in the late eighteenth century to the British adoption of Impressionism in the late nineteenth, dividing this prolific period into nine parts. In each part the work of the major figures in particular movements or genres is discussed and analysed, and each painter is presented in a biographical context. The artists are set in the framework of their historical, social and economic background. The majority of the paintings and ... Read more
Nineteenth Century British Painting provides a succinct and informative chronological survey of a century of British painting which produced a great variety of work. It progresses from the beginnings of Romanticism in the late eighteenth century to the British adoption of Impressionism in the late nineteenth, dividing this prolific period into nine parts. In each part the work of the major figures in particular movements or genres is discussed and analysed, and each painter is presented in a biographical context. The artists are set in the framework of their historical, social and economic background. The majority of the paintings and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900357173
SKU
V9781900357173
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Ref
99-21
About Luke Herrmann
Luke Herrmann is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Leicester, and has taught and lectured on the 18th and 19th centuries for many years. Before joining the History of Art Department at Leicester in 1967, he worked for a decade in the Department of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. He has published ... Read more
Reviews for Nineteenth Century British Painting
'...this concise, well-balanced and immensely knowledgeable survey.' Richard Cork in The Times '... Luke Herrmann's comprehensive survey...I know I shall repeatedly refer to it.' Frank Whitford in the Sunday Times 'For those with a more serious interest in art history, [his book] is the best-written introduction to the subject. From Romanticism to Impressionism, it is an amazingly ... Read more