Description
| Product ID: | 9781913107147 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America |
| Subtitle: | Collectors, Art Worlds, Networks |
| Authors: | Author: Melody Deusner |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, European history, History of the Americas, History, British & Irish history, History of the Americas, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, United Kingdom, Great Britain, USA, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A thought-provoking look at Aesthetic painting and its relationship to the changing technological landscape In the 19th century, the Aesthetic movement exalted taste, the pursuit of beauty, and self-expression over moral expectations and restrictive conformity. This illuminating publication examines the production and circulation of artworks made during this unique historical moment. Looking at how specific works of art in this style were created, collected, and exchanged, the book pushes beyond the notion of Aesthetic painting and design as being merely decorative. Instead, work by James McNeill Whistler, Edward Burne-Jones, Albert Moore, and others is shown to have offered their makers and viewers a means of further engaging with the rapidly changing world around them. This multifaceted and thought-provoking study provides a radical new perspective on a mode of artistic production, linking it to the era’s expanding visual culture and the technological advancements that contributed to it. In a period marked by increasing connectivity, this book shows how art of the Aesthetic movement on both sides of the Atlantic figured into growing global networks. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art |
| Imprint Name: | Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art |
| Publisher Name: | Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-27 |
