Bonington [Hardcover]

Malcolm Cormack (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0521372992 | ISBN-13: 978-0521372992 | Edition: First UK Printing

- The standard monograph on one of the finest Romantic watercolour painters
- Precocious and short-lived, Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28) achieved a European reputation for his brilliant and poetic landscapes
- Rich and detailed biographical and critical study re-establishes Bonington as one of the greatest of landscape artists

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

English landscape artist Richard Parkes Bonington has all the makings of a Romantic hero: death from tuberculosis at age 26 in 1828; artistic exile and frequent travels in France and Italy; a highly personal style that lent a distinctive stamp to his jewel-like, powerful watercolors, oils and sketches. If Bonington is not considered in a class with Constable or Turner, his brand of eclecticism is nonetheless an integral part of the Romantic movement, according to Cormack, curator of paintings at the Yale Center for British Art. In this short, splendidly illustrated monograph, Bonington the inner man remains elusive, but careful readings of individual works help us to better appreciate the magic in his luminous seascapes, marvelous street scenes of Venice, Verona and Rouen, psychological dramas woven from history and drawings of houses, boats and people.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; First UK Printing edition (April 28, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521372992
• ISBN-13: 978-0521372992
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,042,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bonnington, August 11, 2004

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This review is from: Bonnington (Hardcover)

Oh, what a read! To say I couldn't put it down is like saying there is high-level corruption in government--it goes without saying. You just can't get enough of the swashbuckling hijinks and japes of Bonnington. They never pall. Who cares about the paintings, it's the biography that thrills.