John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) - Hardcover

Christiana Payne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300165757 ISBN 13: 9780300165753

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Drawing on a wealth of unpublished sketchbooks, journals and writings, this essential guide to John Brett (1831-1902) investigates the painter who was seen as the leader of the Pre-Raphaelite landscape school. As well as the familiar early works, including 'The Val d'Aosta' and 'The Stonebreaker', it provides rich information on his later, less-known coastal and marine paintings. Brett's turbulent friendship with John Ruskin is discussed, as are his relations with his beloved sister Rosa, and his partner Mary, with whom he had seven children. His fervent interest in astronomy, his love of the sea, and his lifelong pursuit of wealth and recognition are all examined in this reassessment, which concludes with a catalogue raisonne of his works, prepared by his descendent Charles Brett. It is published to coincide with an exhibition of John Brett's work at Birmingham, Barber Institute, 30 April - 4 July; London, Fine Art Society, 20 July - 7 August; and, Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, 14 September - 28 November.

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Review:

"The work of Victorian painter John Brett is very appealing. . . . Brett long has been in need of the kind of scholarly reassessment presented here. . . . This is an attractive and valuable addition to the literature on 19th-century British art. Highly recommended."--W. S. Rodner, Choice--W. S. Rodner "W. S. Rodner "

About the Author:

Christiana Payne is a Reader in the History of Art at Oxford Brookes University. She co-edited 'Prospects for the Nation: Recent Essays in British Landscape, 1750-1880' with Michael Rosenthal and Scott Wilcox, published by Yale University Press (1997).

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0300165757
• ISBN 13: 9780300165753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256