Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections - Hardcover

Bradford, William; Braham, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0904563065 ISBN 13: 9780904563061

Publisher: University of London Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1992

Synopsis

The eighty drawings included in this catalogue are among the most splendid of the Courtauld Institute's treasures, and have been selected from the Princes Gate, Lord Lee of Fareham, Sir Stephen Courtauld, Sir Robert Witt, and Spooner collections. All were given or bequeathed to the Courtauld during the last forty-five years, and are a testimony to the taste, discernment and generosity of the Courtauld's benefactors. The scope of the catalogue has been limited to works covering a period from the early 15th to early 19th centuries. Chronologically, the exhibition begins with a rare pen and ink drawing by Stefano da Verona c.1430s and a very beautiful brush drawing by Hugo van der Goes; the survey continues with works by Bellini, Durer and Leonardo; two sheets by Michelangelo, including the enigmatic presentation drawing 'The Dream of Human Life'; there are two pen and ink landscapes by Fra Bartolommeo and one by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, whose Kermesse also features.. The 17th Century is represented by two excellent Guercinos, two Claudes and a Castiglione, as well as fine Dutch and Flemish works by Rubens, Rembrandt, van Goyen and Pieter Saenredam. Sheets by Canaletto, Guardi, Tiepolo and Watteau take us into the 18th Century and British art is represented by fine examples of the work of Gainsborough, A. and J.R. Cozens, Francis Towne, Cotman, Girtin and two glorious Turner watercolours (the exhibition from which this catalogue is derived stopped short at the early 19th century of which these two Turners are the climax: The Crook of Lune, looking towards Hornby Castle; and Colchester). In summary, the aim of this catalogue is to present in an accessible format the most up-to-date information about the drawings on show, with a descriptive text supported by an illustration of the drawing forming a double spread. Details of provenance and relevant literature, with extended footnotes, supplementary illustrations and bibliography are published at the end

About this edition

• Publisher: University of London Courtauld Institute Galleries
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0904563065
• ISBN 13: 9780904563061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208