Victorian Painting
Hardbound
2000 · New York
by Wood, Christopher
New York: Bulfinch Press, 2000. Hardbound. As New a superb copy. Green cloth with dark, color-illustrated dustjacket. 384 pages; 300 color and 200 bw plates. Wood, an expert in the art of the Victorian period, sets out to prove the wealth and diversity of English Victorian painting, placing it in the social context of its time. The discussion of issues such as the rise of middle-class patronage, the increasing importance of the dealer, and the emergence of museums helps situate Victorian painting. Wood's major premise is that Victorian art was not only a (truncated)