Herbert Draper, 1863-1920 PDF Download

Author: Simon Toll
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
Herbert Draper was one of the most successful painters of classical mythologies and elegant portraits, in the period between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the advent of the First World War. His pictures are the archetypes of the Victorian classical revival; dramatic and sensually charged subjects of beautiful maidens and dynamic heroes. Neglected for over half a century, Draper's work has finally been reassessed. He is now regarded as one of the last great painters of classical narratives in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Herbert Draper: A Life Study is the first study of Draper's art and life, largely based on previously unstudied material in private archives. Many of the pictures reproduced in this book for the first time are now in private collections and have not been exhibited since Draper's death. AUTHOR: Simon Toll graduated from Warwick University in 1997 with an honours degree in Art History and now works for Phillips Auctioneers. He has been researching Herbert Draper for eight years and in 1999 worked with Julian Hartnoll on the first exhibition devoted to Draper since 1913. SELLING POINTS: One of the most successful painters of classic mythologies and elegent portraits Contains previously unstudied material in private archives Beautiful illustrations of all Draper's major paintings and many lesser known pictures reproduced for the first time A comprehensive catalogue of paintings, drawings, book illustrations and decorative work This book examines the scope of Draper's art, from informal landscape studies, figure sketches, portraiture and dramatic 54 colour & 123 b/w illustrations