Australian Painters: Colonial 1788-1880, Impressionists 1881-1930, Modern 1931-1970
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Spanning nearly two centuries of creative achievement, Australian Painters: Colonial 1788-1880, Impressionists 1881-1930, Modern 1931-1970 presents a sweeping panorama of Australia's visual art history, tracing the nation's artistic identity from its earliest colonial settlements to the bold experimentalism of the mid-twentieth century. James Gleeson, one of Australia's most distinguished art critics and painters, chronicles the work of the men and women who shaped a uniquely Australian aesthetic — from the documentary canvases of colonial artists grappling with an alien landscape, through the sun-drenched plein-air mastery of the Heidelberg School Impressionists, to the restless energy of modern abstraction and surrealism. Gleeson writes with the authority of both a practitioner and a scholar, illuminating the cultural and historical forces that drove each successive generation of artists to redefine what it meant to paint Australia. His prose is precise yet evocative, situating individual works within a broader narrative of national identity, immigration, and artistic dialogue with the wider Western tradition. A landmark survey that remains essential reading for anyone passionate about the history of art in the Southern Hemisphere, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly mean to see a continent through a painter's eye?
Author: James Gleeson
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Spanning nearly two centuries of creative achievement, Australian Painters: Colonial 1788-1880, Impressionists 1881-1930, Modern 1931-1970 presents a sweeping panorama of Australia's visual art history, tracing the nation's artistic identity from its earliest colonial settlements to the bold experimentalism of the mid-twentieth century. James Gleeson, one of Australia's most distinguished art critics and painters, chronicles the work of the men and women who shaped a uniquely Australian aesthetic — from the documentary canvases of colonial artists grappling with an alien landscape, through the sun-drenched plein-air mastery of the Heidelberg School Impressionists, to the restless energy of modern abstraction and surrealism. Gleeson writes with the authority of both a practitioner and a scholar, illuminating the cultural and historical forces that drove each successive generation of artists to redefine what it meant to paint Australia. His prose is precise yet evocative, situating individual works within a broader narrative of national identity, immigration, and artistic dialogue with the wider Western tradition. A landmark survey that remains essential reading for anyone passionate about the history of art in the Southern Hemisphere, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly mean to see a continent through a painter's eye?