Charles Brooking is at the forefront of English marine painters, but since he died, aged thirty-six, in 1759, there was to be no recognition in his short life to justify his remarkable ability. He has probably produced the most atmospheric and beautiful marine paintings of all time. All his known pictures are illustrated and described in this much needed catalogue raisonn,, together with all his known drawings and engravings. There is also a chapter on eighteenth century London marine engravers written by James Taylor, a curator at the National Maritime Museum. The book also describes the Dutch marine painters in the seventeenth century and shows how the English school developed following the Van de Veldes' work at Greenwich. This is the first book to cover fully eighteenth century British marine painters in general terms and Charles Brooking in particular. It is badly needed by scholars, collectors, sale rooms, museums and art galleries.
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David Joel's study of British marine artist Charles Brooking (1723-1759) is much more than a biography of this sadly neglected master. Joel's excellent work places Brooking in the context of his time, with discussions of the earlier marine artists who influenced him, and the later ones who followed in his footsteps. All known works are catalogued and most are pictured, the more important ones in very good color. There are also many color reproductions of earlier, contemporary and later marine artists. This work shows that Brooking, with his intelligent attention to details of wind, wave, and their actions on ships and his obvious knowdedge of seamanship and naval architecture, was a strong inspiration to modern marine artists such as Geoff Hunt and Mark Meyers. Highly recommended!
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