Ce catalogue accompagne l'exposition à la National Gallery of Scotland de l'artiste Bridget Riley (1931). A travers ses projets plus récents, l'ouvrage cherche à analyser l'influence que certaines figures majeures de l'histoire de l'art du début du XXe siècle, tels que George Seurat ou Piet Mondrian, ont pu avoir sur le travail de l'artiste. Le catalogue présente entre autres un texte critique de David Sylvester sur sa première exposition de 1962 et un essai original signé par Eric de Chassey.
Gertrude Vernon, or Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, was an English woman who married a Scot. The American artist John Singer Sargent excelled as a painter in Europe. His portrait of Lady Agnew was painted in London but has found its definitive home in Edinburgh. All these contexts converge in a supremely beautiful painting which is one the icons of the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Created in the 1890s, it proved to be a seminal work in the lives of the artist and his subject and has enjoyed a rich afterlife, inspiring artistic and written responses. This book offers a fascinating biography of this most accomplished, evocative and admired of portraits, placing it in the context of Sargent's career and how he worked, discussing the life of the sitter and unveiling the picture's rich critical history. AUTHOR: Christopher Baker is an Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University. He was a Director at the National Galleries of Scotland and has worked at Christ Church, Oxford, and the National Gallery in London. Christopher has published and lectured widely on 18th and 19th-century British and European art and the history of collecting and taste and organised numerous exhibitions in the U.K. and internationally. In 2023 he became the Editor of The Burlington Magazine. SELLING POINTS: . Written by the former Director at the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the popular portrait. Among his publications for the National Galleries of Scotland is The Monarch of the Glen, Landseer (2017) ? an exploration of Sir Edwin Landseer's celebrated and iconic painting . One of the most famous, popular and resonant paintings in the National Galleries of Scotland's collection . The portrait is currently the spotlight image in MFA Boston's Fashioned by Sargent exhibition, soon travelling to Tate Britain as Sargent and Fashion 30 colour illustrations
Grayson Perry est l'un des artistes et personnalités culturelles contemporaines les plus célèbres de Grande-Bretagne. Ce livre, qui comprend un premier aperçu d'oeuvres nouvelles et inédites, est publié pour accompagner la plus grande rétrospective jamais réalisée sur l'art de Perry actuellement aux National Galleries of Scotland. Il offre un aperçu exhaustif de sa vie et de son oeuvre, de sa jeunesse dans la campagne de l'Essex aux spectacles à guichets fermés au Royal Albert Hall. Présentant 75 oeuvres exposées, le livre couvre toute la gamme et l'étendue de sa carrière étonnante.
A unique opportunity to see rare and beautiful drawings by some of the biggest names in European art.
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire holds one of the finest and most significant private collections of Old Master drawings in the world, but they are rarely seen and very little has been published on them.
This book showcases 46 drawings from this exceptional collection, including superb watercolors and drawings by famous German Renaissance artists Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein alongside the baroque splendor of Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. It will reveal intimate insights into the artists' practice and their ways of recording the world.
The captivating selection of drawings will be introduced and contextualized by Charles Noble, Curator of Fine Art at Chatsworth House. Each image will be explained and examined based on rigorous new research, offering new insights into the work of some of art's biggest names.
Sumptuous art, jewellery and clothing of the Court of the first Monarch of Scotland, England and Ireland
Rehabilitates the reputation and legacy of the son of Mary, Queen of Scots
Packed with a fascinating range of paintings and dazzling objects
Uncovers the story and atmosphere of a crucial time in British history
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from June 2020
A dazzling selection of art, jewellery, clothing and objects that reflect the dynamic Court of King James Vi & I.
Ruler, scholar, politician, poet, theologian, father, husband and patron of the arts - James VI and I assumed all of these roles.
The only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, James grew up during one of the most turbulent periods of Scottish history. He became King of Scotland at a year old and took control of his kingdom in 1581. Under the Union of the Crowns in 1603, he became the first monarch to reign over the three Kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland. This book uncovers the cultural riches of James's court and aims to rehabilitate James's reputation - and to demonstrate his impact and legacy on early modern Britain. The pages are packed with dazzling art works and sumptuous objects.
"Pin-ups" rassemble le travail de Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec et celui de ses contemporains actifs à Paris à la fin du XIXe siècle ayant contribué à la redéfinition du rôle de l'affiche et de la célébrité. À travers des images emblématiques de cette époque, cet ouvrage met également à l'honneur la contribution de ces artistes dans l'affirmation du caractère artistique et culturel de la publicité de masse.
La Scottish National Portrait Gallery à Edimbourg détient une des plus importantes collections au monde de photographie primitive. Elle expose cet ensemble (27/05/2017-01/10/2017), notamment les images de David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) et Robert Adamson (1821-1848). Ces pionniers de la photographie ont produit plusieurs centaines de tirages : paysages, vues architecturales, tableaux vivants de la littérature écossaise et portraits de la haute société d'Edimbourg.
La Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art rend hommage à Louise Bourgeois (10/2013 - 05/2014). L'exposition se concentre particulièrement sur ses oeuvres tardives : sculptures, gravures et dessins.
Ce catalogue accompagne l'exposition « Cut and Paste : 400 years of Collage » aux National Galleries of Scotland. Edité par Patrick Elliott, il présente près de 200 ouvres retraçant l'histoire du collage du XVIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours, de la période victorienne au cubisme, en passant par le futurisme, le dada, le surréalisme ou encore les années 1960 et 1970.
This is the first major publication on the artist Everlyn Nicodemus and accompanies the first ever retrospective of her 40-year career. It offers a fascinating introduction to her life, career and art.
This book introduces readers to Nicodemus's practice - from the very first work she painted to newly commissioned oil paintings. Many of Nicodemus's drawings, collages, paintings and textiles are published here for the first time.
A l'automne 2012, la Scottish National Gallery a consacré une grande exposition à Lusieri, le célèbre aquarelliste italien du paysage au 18e siècle. Ce beau volume présente 90 vues de Naples, Rome, la Sicile et la Grèce mises en perspectives avec des pages de son carnet de croquis où l'on découvre ses études de paysages, de portraits, d'animaux ou d'éléments architecturaux.
