Peter DeWint 1784-1849: For the Common Observer of Life and Nature - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 095392386X ISBN 13: 9780953923861

Publisher: Usher Gallery, Education & Cultural Services Directorate of Lincolnshire County Council, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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Review

'... a sumptuous catalogue which will be of permanent use and interest to all admirers of DeWint, and tangentially to those with an interest in John Clare ... The standard of reproduction is high, adding to the permanent value of the catalogue.' John Clare Society Journal 'This commendable publication is the most extensive investigation of DeWint's artistic output in recent years...an excellent argument for reassessing DeWint's artistic reputation...Recommended.' Choice 'This handsome volume ... an eye-catching work ... one that repays endless study.' Lincolnshire History & Archaeology Journal Reviews Supplement

About the Author

Dr John Lord is a Senior Lecturer in the History of Art, Lincoln School of Art and Design, University of Lincoln. Peter Bower is a forensic paper historian and paper analyst and Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Advanced Studies, University of London. Dr Jim Cheshire is Lecturer in the History of Art and Design, Lincoln School of Art and Design, University of Lincoln. John Ellis is a Graduate Social Scientist currently researching Peter DeWint's Lincolnshire landscapes and is author of numerous publications on the artist including A Topographical Landscape by Peter DeWint OWS (1784-1849): The Cultural and Socio-Economic Context and Peter DeWint, Walter Christaller and the Carrier's Cart. Ian Waites is a Senior Lecturer and Subject Leader in the History of Art and Design, Lincoln School of Art and Design, University of Lincoln. John Lord, Ian Waites, John Ellis, Jim Cheshire, Peter Bower

Edition details

• Publisher: Usher Gallery, Education & Cultural Services Directorate of Lincolnshire County Council
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 095392386X
• ISBN 13: 9780953923861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Lord John