Description
| Product ID: | 9781788840279 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | HK |
| Title: | Henry Wallis |
| Subtitle: | From Pre-Raphaelite Painter to Collector/Connoisseur |
| Authors: | Author: Dennis T. Lanigan, Ronald Lessens |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: Pre-Raphaelite art, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first comprehensive study of Henry Wallis, celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painter and art collector/connoisseur, containing an extensive catalogue raisonne and unpublished letters. "An invaluable resource a delightful and compendious opus." - The Pre-Raphaelite Society Review The Death of Chatterton hangs from the wall of the Tate Britain, a resplendent depiction of tragedy. This is the canvas that earned Henry Wallis his lasting legacy. It embodies the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic, from its morbid subject (Thomas Chatterton, a precocious 18th-century poet who poisoned himself to escape poverty, aged only seventeen), to its vibrant colourwork and detailed naturalism, characteristic of the first phase of Pre-Raphaelitism. Despite this, no significant study has been dedicated to Wallis - until now. Henry Wallis: From Pre-Raphaelite to Collector/Connoisseur - delivers the first comprehensive appraisal of this often-overlooked Pre-Raphaelite. Composed of three parts - a biography, a catalogue raisonné and a series of important appendices - this book demonstrates the full range of Wallis''s contributions to the world of Victorian art. The biography acknowledges Wallis''s expertise as a colourist and draughtsman, while paying respect to his lesser-known accomplishments as both collector and connoisseur. The Illustrated Catalogue gathers every identifiable work in the painter''s name - of which there are many, including The Stonebreaker: Wallis''s other great masterpiece. Finally, the appendices present a selection of correspondence between Wallis and various members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle - William Holman Hunt, Frederic George Stephens, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Bell Scott, Arthur Hughes, Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. A pioneering exploration of the artist and the man, Henry Wallis will be at home on the bookshelf of any Pre-Raphaelite enthusiast. |
| Imprint Name: | ACC Art Books |
| Publisher Name: | ACC Art Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-12-02 |
