Tate Britain 100 Works /anglais - Couverture souple

Martin, Myrone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854377450 ISBN 13 : 9781854377456

Editeur : Tate Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

The 100 artworks illustrated in this guide cover 500 turbulent years of British history, during which the peoples of the British Isles joined together in an uneasy union, created the largest Empire ever known and emerged as the first great capitalist economy on earth. From Hogarth to Turner, from Stanley Spencer to Bridget Riley and Lucien Freud, the vitality and quality of British art across the centuries shines out from the works of the nation's most famous artists. The landscape paintings of Gainsborough and Constable, the meticulous creations of the Pre-Raphaelites and the penetrating figure studies of Bacon and Hockney provide some of the most familiar images in Western art. Among contemporary artists, Gillian Wearing and Jeremy Deller, Chris Ofili and Damien Hirst deploy a dizzying array of media to produce works laced with a typically British black humour and ability to shock. With a penetrating introduction by Tate Britain curator Martin Myrone, and informative entries for each work, this is a concise and accessible introduction to British art.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The 100 artworks illustrated in this guide cover 500 turbulent years of British history, for Hogarth to Turner, from Spencer to Riley and Freud.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tate Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1854377450
• ISBN 13: 9781854377456
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible