Solkin David Editor (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. some shelfwear/edgewear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Oversized.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 240pp, with over 100 magnificent colour plates, large 4to, soft cover, slight bent top right corner o/w in splendid condition, the Tate, 2009. * Solkin is one of the world's leading authorities on 18th and early 19th century British painting and this book certainly reinforces that.…

Softbound. First. Color illustrated wraps, 240pp, 103 color plates, numerous figures. From the publisher--It was J.M.W. Turner's strategy - uniquely within the history of European landscape painting - to take on all comers, both past and present, whom he considered as worthy rivals to his own fame. Throughout his career he modelled some of his most ambitious pictures on the works of other painters, to demonstrate both his understanding of great art and his ability to equal - indeed to surpass - the masters of the past. Turner never tired of matching his talents against the forerunners and contemporaries he most admired, even as he devoted more and more of his energy to devising his own, defiantly innovative forms of modern pictorial imagery. In the process he fashioned a type of art that not only strove to be true to the appearances of nature, but that was also self-consciously about the making of art itself. VG, slight wear to corners and edges. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 10.25x8.50x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Original Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With b/w & coloured decorated endpapers, plates & illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket.; This scholarly work delves into the formative years of the Royal Academy's exhibitions held at Somerset House, offering a detailed study of the institution's role in the development and promotion of the arts in late 18th and early 19th century Britain. Through meticulous research and analysis, Solkin provides readers with insights into the artistic, social, and political dynamics that shaped these exhibitions. The book includes a rich array of illustrations and examines the contributions of various artists, patrons, and critics to the Academy, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the impact of these exhibitions on the art world and British society.; Quarto; xii, 278 pages.…