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OverviewDrawing on a wealth of unpublished sketchbooks, journals, and writings, this essential guide to John Brett (1831–1902) investigates the painter who was seen as the leader of the Pre-Raphaelite landscape school. In addition to exploring the familiar early works, including The Val d'Aosta and Stonebreaker, it provides rich information on his later, less-known coastal and marine paintings. Brett’s turbulent friendship with John Ruskin is discussed, as are his relations with his beloved sister, Rosa, and his partner Mary, with whom he had seven children. His fervent interest in astronomy, his love of the sea, and his lifelong pursuit of wealth and recognition are all examined in this reassessment, which concludes with a catalogue raisonné of his works, prepared by his descendent Charles Brett. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christiana Payne , Charles BrettPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 24.10cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 1.814kg ISBN: 9780300165753ISBN 10: 0300165757 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 15 June 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsThe work of Victorian painter John Brett is very appealing. . . . Brett long has been in need of the kind of scholarly reassessment presented here. . . . This is an attractive and valuable addition to the literature on 19th-century British art. Highly recommended. -W. S. Rodner, Choice -- W. S. Rodner * W. S. Rodner * The work of Victorian painter John Brett is very appealing... Brett long has been in need of the kind of scholarly reassessment presented here... This is an attractive and valuable addition to the literature on 19th-century British art. Highly recommended. -W. S. Rodner, Choice -- W. S. Rodner W. S. Rodner The work of Victorian painter John Brett is very appealing. . . . Brett long has been in need of the kind of scholarly reassessment presented here. . . . This is an attractive and valuable addition to the literature on 19th-century British art. Highly recommended. --W. S. Rodner, Choice --W. S. Rodner W. S. Rodner Author InformationChristiana Payne is a Reader in the History of Art at Oxford Brookes University. She coedited Prospects for the Nation: Recent Essays in British Landscape, 1750–1880. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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