Author: BILLS, MARK. WATTS GALLERY
Title: Dickens and the artists / edited by Mark Bills ; with contributions by Pat Hardy, Leonee Ormond, Nicholas Penny and Hilary Underwood
Description: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press 2012. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 188 pages; Physical description; 188 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Notes; Dickens and the Artists has been written to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Watts Gallery. Compton. Surrey. from 19 June until 18 October 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Part the first: Dickens as art critic. Dickens and philistinism / Nicholas Penny -- Dickens and contemporary art / Leonee Ormond -- Part the second: The influence of Dickens on the artists. 'Little Nell without laughing': Dickens subjects in Victorian art / Hilary Underwood -- Dickens and the painting of modern life / Mark Bills -- Dickens and social realists: 'too real to be pleasant' / Pat Hardy. Summary; A remarkably visual writer. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) emerged from a tradition where illustrations formed a significant part of both serial and book publishing. At the centenary of his birth. this book explorers the novelist's artistic opinions and connections. His tastes are manifest in his novels. his magazine 'Household Words' and his journalism. Dickens engaged with the art of the Old Masters. commenting forthrightly on the latest changes at the National Gallery. and recording his visits to museums during his tours of Europe. As well as exploring Dickens' own views. the contributors reveal his influence on Victorian artists. Subjects; Dickens. Charles 1812-1870 - Exhibitions. Dickens. Charles 1812-1870 - Criticism and interpretation. Dickens. Charles 1812-1870 - Friends and associates. Dickens. Charles 1812-1870. Dickens. Charles 1812-1870 - Illustrations. Art. Victorian - Great Britain - Themes. motives.Weight in Kg appr.:

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