Artists' London : Holbein to Hirst / Kit Wedd with Lucy Peltz and Cathy Ross
London : Merrell, 2001. 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #445067
ISBN: 1858941415
Physical description; 160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. 1560-1690 : from the city to the West end -- 2. 1685-1800 : markets for art : Covent Garden and Leicester Square -- 3. 1800-1835 : rural retreats : Hampstead, Twickenham and Richmond -- 4. 1770-1850 : 'Artists' Street' in Marylebone -- 5. 1860-1900 : alternative paths to Kensington and Chelsea -- 6. 1905-1920 : art movements : Camden Town, Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia -- 7. 1930s and 1950s : progressive Hampstead and permissive Soho -- 8. 1960-2000 : colonizing the East end. Subjects; Sickert, Walter Richard 1860-1942. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882. Rothenstein, William Sir. Moore, Henry 1898-1986. Hogarth, William 1697-1764. Nash, Paul 1889-1946. Hirst, Damien 1965-. Central School of Arts and Crafts. Slade School of Art. Artists England London.
Price: €21.00