British Impressionism: A Garden of Bright Images
Hardcover
1988 · London
by Wortley, Laura
London: The Studio Fine Art Publications, 1988. Hardcover. VG. Maroon cloth over boards; gilt letters on spine; Color illus. dj.; 300 pp.; 325 illustrations, 180+ color plates. "Assesses how British painters reacted to the notion of Impressionism, what attracted them initially to study and paint in France and what ultimately brought them home again to evolve a vernacular 'British' impressionism out of the earlier traditions of English painting. The book spans the decades from Whistler's trial in 1878 to the outbreak of the First World War, and discusses the reasons behind the contemporary success and the subsquent obscurity of these 'British' impressionists." (dj) Includes works by Walter Sickert, George Harcourt, Hope Joseph, Harold Knight, Spencer Gore, John Singer Sargent, Albert Chevallier Tayler, and many others. A well-researched book. (Inventory #: 111788)