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William Henry Hunt: Country People
Joanna Selborne
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Description for William Henry Hunt: Country People
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, 25 colour illus. BIC Classification: AG; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210. .
Taking its lead from W.H. Hunt's watercolour The Head Gardener, c. 1825, that is part of The Courtauld Gallery's permanent collection, this focused display will be first to investigate Hunt's depiction of rural figures in his work of the 1820s and 1830s. Consisting of twenty drawings borrowed from collections across the United Kingdom, William Henry Hunt: Country People will bring together watercolours depicting country people in their working or living environments, from farmer and gamekeeper to stonebreaker and gleaner. The representation of these country men, women and children, closely observed, raises questions about their status ... Read more
Taking its lead from W.H. Hunt's watercolour The Head Gardener, c. 1825, that is part of The Courtauld Gallery's permanent collection, this focused display will be first to investigate Hunt's depiction of rural figures in his work of the 1820s and 1830s. Consisting of twenty drawings borrowed from collections across the United Kingdom, William Henry Hunt: Country People will bring together watercolours depicting country people in their working or living environments, from farmer and gamekeeper to stonebreaker and gleaner. The representation of these country men, women and children, closely observed, raises questions about their status ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911300236
SKU
V9781911300236
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About Joanna Selborne
Curator, Courtauld Gallery Barnaby Wright is The Courtauld's Daniel Katz Curator of 20th Century Art.
Reviews for William Henry Hunt: Country People
In [Hunt's] vivid sketches, we meet gamekeepers, farmers, maltsters, millers, gardeners, kitchen maids, labourers - even a poacher. Hunt gives us a glimpse into their world.
(09/01/2017) An absorbing story ... Hunt isn't painting portraits of people, he's exposing their lives.
Time Out The first exhibition to investigate William Henry Hunt's depiction of rural figures ... ... Read more
(09/01/2017) An absorbing story ... Hunt isn't painting portraits of people, he's exposing their lives.
Time Out The first exhibition to investigate William Henry Hunt's depiction of rural figures ... ... Read more