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Unfinished Paintings: Narratives of the Non-Finito
David Bomford
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Description for Unfinished Paintings: Narratives of the Non-Finito
Hardcover. Exploration of the unfinished works of art, and how and why they became that way. Series: Watson Gordon Lectures. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160. .
Unfinished paintings can be seen in many of the world's great collections, including that of the National Gallery of Scotland: they fascinate the viewer and raise intriguing questions. What circumstances left them incomplete? What do they tell us about the ways that painters worked? How do we define 'finish', and when did an artist consider a work to be finished? These and other questions will be considered by David Bomford, in an exploration of the non-finito from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The Watson Gordon Lecture Series: The Watson Gordon Lectures, established in 2006, typify the long-standing collaboration between ... Read more
Unfinished paintings can be seen in many of the world's great collections, including that of the National Gallery of Scotland: they fascinate the viewer and raise intriguing questions. What circumstances left them incomplete? What do they tell us about the ways that painters worked? How do we define 'finish', and when did an artist consider a work to be finished? These and other questions will be considered by David Bomford, in an exploration of the non-finito from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The Watson Gordon Lecture Series: The Watson Gordon Lectures, established in 2006, typify the long-standing collaboration between ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Watson Gordon Lectures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906270919
SKU
V9781906270919
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About David Bomford
David Bomford is Director of Conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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