Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists, Vol. I, A-L - Hardcover

Mallalieu, Huon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185149426X ISBN 13: 9781851494262

Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist, 2003

Synopsis

British artists have excelled in the medium of watercolour painting to such an extent that they have almost made the medium their own. Certainly the art was perfected in Britain and in turn influenced many artistic movements both in Europe and North America. These monumental volumes cover the work of some six thousand artists. Space is given to the more obscure artists, both professional and amateur, as well as to the great artists, such as Turner and Cotman. Whilst much of the information is purely biographical and factual, Mallalieu includes his own personal judgements of the artists' works and styles. By its nature watercolour painting provides a wider and more fertile collecting field than oil painting, with reasonable prices for all but the very finest works of the great masters. These volumes therefore appeal to the amateur collector as well as being a means of identifying possible acquisitions to the dealer and auctioneer, for whom it is an essential tool of the trade.

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About the Author

Huon Mallalieu spent four and a half years at Christie's, mainly in the watercolour department. He is now a freelance writer and adviser on art buying and writes regularly for Country Life. He is the author of Understanding Watercolours, also published by the Antique Collectors' Club.

About this edition

• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185149426X
• ISBN 13: 9781851494262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 376