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Thomas Gainsborough 1727-1788 / edited by Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone ; with contributions by Rica Jones ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788--Exhibitions.
- Gainsborough, Thomas.
- Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788.
- Portrait painting, English--18th century--Exhibitions.
- Portrait painting, English.
- Landscape painting, English--18th century--Exhibitions.
- Landscape painting, English.
- Exhibitions.
- Physical Description:
- 294 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
- Summary:
- Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the masters of 18th-century art. This stunning book, published to accompany a major international exhibition covering the artist's entire career, reveals the sheer range, quality, and originality of Gainsborough's work, from his engagingly naturalistic landscapes and touching images of children to his sophisticated and glamorous society portraits. In their revealing essay, Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone explore Gainsborough's dynamic involvement with the social world of his day, while other essays explore his subtle approach to the lucrative world of fashionable portraiture and the often pointed social commentary behind his seductive landscapes. This volume provides new and refreshing insights into Gainsborough as an artist who succeeded in creating an experimental and modern art for his own time, and whose works remain vital and rewarding today.
- Notes:
- "Published by order of the Tate Trustees on the occasion of the exhibition at Tate Britain, London, 24 October 2002-19 January 2003 and touring to National Gallery of Art, Washington, 9 February-11 May 2003 and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 9 June-14 September 2003"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810944405
- OCLC:
- 55878104
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