For many today, the art of the late nineteenth century is dominated by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. However, this is only the better-known part of the story, a story retold within the pages of this captivating book with its finely executed works of art and the insightful essays that accompany them. For collectors the experience of prints, drawings, and small sculptures was often a private affair, like taking a book down from the shelf for quiet enjoyment. Prints and drawings were kept aside, compiled in albums and portfolios, while medals and bronzes were often placed in the seclusion of the library. In short, such works of art were not typically a part of one's day-to-day environment in the manner of a framed object hung on a wall. Rather, they were subject to purposeful study on chosen occasions. From the beginning this element of discreteness allowed for degrees of experiment leading artists to sometimes recherche, sometimes enigmatic, and often melancholy subjects that indulged the solitary circumstances of their reception. By explicating a range of highly engaging, often mysterious and beautiful objects, "The Darker Side of Light" evokes the shadowed interiors and private introspections that compose a far less familiar history of late nineteenth-century art.
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Peter Parshall is curator and head of the department of old master prints at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. S. Hollis Clayson is professor of the history of art at Northwestern University, USA. Christiane Hertel is professor of the history of art at Bryn Mawr, USA. Nicholas Penny is Director of the National Gallery, London. Previously, he was senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
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A Must Have for Any One Who Loves Emotional Art,
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My husband and I visited the National Gallery in Washington D.C. over the Thanksgiving holiday, and thoroughly enjoyed the Darker Side of Light exhibit. We loved it so much that we walked through it three times; so buying the book was an absolute must. I was surprise to see that some of the works at the exhibit weren't in the book, and some of the images in the book weren't at the museum. Hence, the four stars instead of five. But don't let that discourage you from buying this book. The art contained within it is superb, powerful and oozing with emotion. I know I will flip through these pages again and again, and am proud to add it to my collection.
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