J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite

J.W. Waterhouse: Elizabeth Prettejohn; Peter Trippi

ISBN 10: 9085864895 / ISBN 13: 9789085864899

Published by Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008

About this Item

Substantial publication accompanying traveling retrospective exhibition of the work of the Pre-Raphaelite painter. Illustrate with approximately 100 colour reproductions. A fine copy with very faint wear to covers and no marks to inside pages. Binding is square and firm with no reading crease to spine. 241 pages. s177.

Seller Inventory # EDB06185

Bibliographic Details

• Title: J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite
• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9085864895
• ISBN 13: 9789085864899
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

With his grand scale and richly colored canvases and studies, John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) was one of the most influential painters of the 19th century. In this brilliantly illustrated survey, edited by a leading Waterhouse scholar, the painter's seductive vision of femininity is captured in sumptuous reproductions and illuminated by an engaging and informative text.


Published to accompany an important exhibition of the artist's work, the book explores Waterhouse's creative responses to such contemporary concerns as medievalism, the classical tradition, and spiritualism. A comprehensive examination of his life and work, including his well-known painting The Lady of Shallott, this volume explores also the artist's connection to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and his engagement with French art of the period.