Author: Haldane MacfallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pastel
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The French Pastellists of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Haldane MacfallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pastel
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800
Author: Neil JeffaresPublisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
*Records of some 20,000 pastels in public collections or known from exhibition and auction catalogues, including pastels by anonymous artists*Entries on 1250 named artists*5000 reproductions (2000 in color), many never before published, and references to all known reproductions of other pastels*A survey placing the major artists of the various schools in an historical context and explaining the technical features of the pastel*A list of exhibitions from 1704 to 2005, including livrets and contemporary criticism for the major exhibitions in Paris, London and elsewhere before 1800*A topographical index locating pastels in public collections worldwide*An index of some 7000 sittersPastels are lluminous and beautiful beyond all other pictures, wrote the English eighteenth century pastelist Francis Cotes, describingthe sensual appeal of this special dust rubbed into paper which has enchanted connoisseurs ever since. But the history of pastels is one of compounded mistakes and misattributions: these intimate portraits, whose subjects range from dynasts to servants, have been neglected for the better researched areas of old master drawings and oil painting. This Dictionary sets out to establish, for the first time, a convincing body of knowledge to help identify and attribute works by both major artists and the obscure "petits-maStres." It is an essential academic resource for art historians, a vital tool for collectors and dealers, and a treasure-trove for anyone interested in costume or social and political history. Pastels from the French school account for more than half the Dictionary, representing most of the more important artists such as Vivien, Nattier, La Tour, Perronneau, Labille-Guiard and VigHe Le Brun. But there were other major pastelists, such as Copley, Russell, Mengs, Carriera and Liotard fro
The Connoisseur
Author: Pastel Portraits
Author: Katharine BaetjerPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394239
Category : Pastel drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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The Studio
Author: Bulletin
Author: Worcester Art MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The International Studio
Author: Eighteenth Century Pastel Portraits
Author: Virginia AdairPublisher: HP Trade
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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