Author: Kathleen A. Foster
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022589X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The fascinating story of the transformation of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925 The formation of the American Watercolor Society in 1866 by a small, dedicated group of painters transformed the perception of what had long been considered a marginal medium. Artists of all ages, styles, and backgrounds took up watercolor in the 1870s, inspiring younger generations of impressionists and modernists. By the 1920s many would claim it as "the American medium." This engaging and comprehensive book tells the definitive story of the metamorphosis of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925, identifying the artist constituencies and social forces that drove the new popularity of the medium. The major artists of the movement - Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, William Trost Richards, Thomas Moran, Thomas Eakins, Charles Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth, and many others - are represented with lavish color illustrations. The result is a fresh and beautiful look at watercolor's central place in American art and culture.
American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent
Author: Kathleen A. Foster
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022589X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The fascinating story of the transformation of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925 The formation of the American Watercolor Society in 1866 by a small, dedicated group of painters transformed the perception of what had long been considered a marginal medium. Artists of all ages, styles, and backgrounds took up watercolor in the 1870s, inspiring younger generations of impressionists and modernists. By the 1920s many would claim it as "the American medium." This engaging and comprehensive book tells the definitive story of the metamorphosis of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925, identifying the artist constituencies and social forces that drove the new popularity of the medium. The major artists of the movement - Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, William Trost Richards, Thomas Moran, Thomas Eakins, Charles Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth, and many others - are represented with lavish color illustrations. The result is a fresh and beautiful look at watercolor's central place in American art and culture.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022589X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The fascinating story of the transformation of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925 The formation of the American Watercolor Society in 1866 by a small, dedicated group of painters transformed the perception of what had long been considered a marginal medium. Artists of all ages, styles, and backgrounds took up watercolor in the 1870s, inspiring younger generations of impressionists and modernists. By the 1920s many would claim it as "the American medium." This engaging and comprehensive book tells the definitive story of the metamorphosis of American watercolor practice between 1866 and 1925, identifying the artist constituencies and social forces that drove the new popularity of the medium. The major artists of the movement - Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, William Trost Richards, Thomas Moran, Thomas Eakins, Charles Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth, and many others - are represented with lavish color illustrations. The result is a fresh and beautiful look at watercolor's central place in American art and culture.
John Singer Sargent Watercolors
Author: John Singer Sargent
Publisher: Mfa Publications
ISBN: 9780878467914
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
John Singer Sargents approach to watercolour was unconventional. Disregarding late-nineteenth-century aesthetic standards that called for carefully delineated and composed landscapes filled with transparent washes, his confidently bold, dense strokes and loosely defined forms startled critics and fellow practitioners alike. One reviewer in England, where Sargent spent much of his adult life, called his work swagger watercolours. For Sargent, however, the watercolours were not so much about swagger as about a new way of thinking. In watercolour as opposed to oils his vision became more personal and his works more interconnected. Presenting nearly 100 works of art, this book is the first major publication of Sargents watercolours in twenty years. Each chapter highlights a different subject or theme that attracted the artists attention during his travels through Europe and the Middle East: sunlight on stone, figures reclining on grass, patterns of light and shadow. Insightful essays by the worlds leading experts enhance this book and introduce readers to the full sweep of Sargents accomplishments in the medium, in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding of this prodigiously gifted artist.
Publisher: Mfa Publications
ISBN: 9780878467914
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
John Singer Sargents approach to watercolour was unconventional. Disregarding late-nineteenth-century aesthetic standards that called for carefully delineated and composed landscapes filled with transparent washes, his confidently bold, dense strokes and loosely defined forms startled critics and fellow practitioners alike. One reviewer in England, where Sargent spent much of his adult life, called his work swagger watercolours. For Sargent, however, the watercolours were not so much about swagger as about a new way of thinking. In watercolour as opposed to oils his vision became more personal and his works more interconnected. Presenting nearly 100 works of art, this book is the first major publication of Sargents watercolours in twenty years. Each chapter highlights a different subject or theme that attracted the artists attention during his travels through Europe and the Middle East: sunlight on stone, figures reclining on grass, patterns of light and shadow. Insightful essays by the worlds leading experts enhance this book and introduce readers to the full sweep of Sargents accomplishments in the medium, in works that delight the eye as well as challenge our understanding of this prodigiously gifted artist.
American Art Directory
Author: Florence Nightingale Levy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
American Paintings at Harvard: Paintings, watercolors, pastels, and stained glass by artists born between 1826 and 1856
Author: Harvard Art Museums
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
American Pastels in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870995472
Category : Pastel drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
A catalogue and art-historical overview of pastel painting in America from 1880 to 1930.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870995472
Category : Pastel drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
A catalogue and art-historical overview of pastel painting in America from 1880 to 1930.
American Art Directory
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
The biographical material formerly included in the directory is issued separately as Who's who in American art, 1936/37-
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
The biographical material formerly included in the directory is issued separately as Who's who in American art, 1936/37-
The Brooklyn Museum Quarterly
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Brooklyn Museum Quarterly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Catalog of the Library of the Museum of Modern Art: Bon
Author: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Annual Reports
Author: Carnegie Institute
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Includes report of the director of fine arts, of the director of the Museum, and of the director of the Technical schools.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Includes report of the director of fine arts, of the director of the Museum, and of the director of the Technical schools.