Description |
304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
Contents |
Symbolism in Britain / Andrew Wilton -- Themes of Love and Death in Aesthetic Painting of the 1860s / Christopher Newall -- Symbolism - A French Monopoly? / MaryAnne Stevens -- G.F. Watts and the Symbolist Vision / Barbara Bryant -- Symbolism in Three Dimensions / Robert Upstone -- Catalogue. Lilith and her Daughters. The Suppression of Meaning. Private Thoughts I. Reinventing Mythologies. The Symbolist Landscape. Music and Poetry. Private Thoughts II. The Climax. Epilogue: A New Century |
Summary |
These key British artists predate their Continental colleagues in dealing with the characteristic themes of Symbolism. Wilton shows their close links with European centres such as Brussels and Paris, and provides a catalogue of their important works |
Notes |
Catalog accompanying an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, Oct. 16, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998, the Haus der Kunst, Munich, Jan.-Apr., 1998, and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, May-Aug., 1998 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-299) and index |
Subject |
Arts, British -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, British -- 19th century.
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Arts, British -- 20th century.
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Arts, British.
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Arts, Modern -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, Modern -- 19th century -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, Modern -- 19th century -- Great Britain.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain.
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Pre-Raphaelites -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
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Symbolism (Art movement) -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
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Symbolism (Art movement) -- Great Britain.
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Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Author |
Bryant, Barbara, 1955-
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Wilton, Andrew.
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Haus der Kunst München.
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Tate Gallery.
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
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LC no. |
97030680 |
ISBN |
1854371967 |
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1854372300 (London : paper) |
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2080136437 (New York) |
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