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2007, 208pp. Illustrated. Cloth, with dust jacket. 28x26cm. 1,5kg. In very good condition. Peter DeWint (1784-1849), was a major proponent of the early nineteenth-century watercolour tradition. While his links with others such as the Monro Circle, David Cox and John Constable have been discussed, little has been revealed of the painter's life and wider influences that directed his career as a landscape painter. Drawing together up-to-date scholarship, Peter DeWint (1784-1849) 'For the common observer of life and nature' re-presents and re-evaluates the artist and his work, so offering a reassessment of his approach to painting and his contribution to British art history. It seeks to locate DeWint within the changing attitudes and ideas in painting of the period and to highlight how key historical changes such as agrarian reform helped shape his career. It reveals, too, hitherto neglected facets of the painter's work including his interest in architectural subjects, his use of Creswick papers and his posthumous reputation. Featuring a full reprint of his wife's memoir, Peter DeWint (1784-1849) 'For the common observer of life and nature' will provide a major reappraisal of the artist's life and career. …

Hard Back. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Ediiton. Black Boards with Silver blocked titles to spine, 275 x 255 mm approx.128 pp.illustrated with monochrome photos and many reproductions of the artist's paintings. Monograph on the Welsh artist with an introductory essay by Ian Jeffrey. First Edition 1st printing 2004 Signed in ink by Williams to the front free end paper. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Fine (Book- slight shelf colour rubbing to bottom edge of spine, artist signature as above. No previous owner name or other inscription. Dust Jacket- - intact- no printed cover price or publisher price sticker affixed. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket) [cover shads are richer/darker]. KYFFIN WILLIAMS (illustrateur). Signed by Artist.…

Hardcover. Etat : New.

Paperback. Etat : New.