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The Cottage Door by Thomas Gainsborough
Hugh Belsey
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Description for The Cottage Door by Thomas Gainsborough
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 260 x 13. Weight in Grams: 550.
Inspired by the recent identification of a third autograph version of Gainsborough’s masterpiece The Cottage Door, this book examines the significance of the multiple versions of designs that the artist produced during the 1780s. It demonstrates that without the pressure of exhibiting his work annually at the Academy and without a string of sitters waiting for their finished portraits, Gainsborough’s work became more personal, more thoughtful. This study of the last phase of the artist’s work is a totally fresh interpretation of not only The Cottage Door but other key works such as Mrs Sheridan and Diana and Acteon. ... Read more
Inspired by the recent identification of a third autograph version of Gainsborough’s masterpiece The Cottage Door, this book examines the significance of the multiple versions of designs that the artist produced during the 1780s. It demonstrates that without the pressure of exhibiting his work annually at the Academy and without a string of sitters waiting for their finished portraits, Gainsborough’s work became more personal, more thoughtful. This study of the last phase of the artist’s work is a totally fresh interpretation of not only The Cottage Door but other key works such as Mrs Sheridan and Diana and Acteon. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372506
SKU
V9781907372506
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