Herbert Draper was one of the most successful painters of classical mythologies and elegant portraits, in the period between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the advent of the First World War. His pictures are the archetypes of the Victorian classical revival; dramatic and sensually charged subjects of beautiful maidens and dynamic heroes. Neglected for over half a century, Draper's work has finally been reassessed. He is now regarded as one of the last great painters of classical narratives in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Herbert Draper: A Life Study is the first study of Draper's art and life, largely based on previously unstudied material in private archives. Many of the pictures reproduced in this book for the first time are now in private collections and have not been exhibited since Draper's death.
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Simon Toll graduated from Warwick University in 1997 with an honours degree in Art History and now works for Sotheby's. He has been researching Herbert Draper for eight years and in 1999 worked with Julian Hartnoll on the first exhibition devoted to Draper since 1913.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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well worth it for fans of draper,
By Lars Kingbeard (Galipoli) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herbert James Draper: A Life Study (Hardcover)
Herbert Draper is one of my favorite artists so I was quite pleased with this book. There is a wealth of information on his life and career, along with a good section of plates and many beautiful black and white drawings throughout the text. You cant find most of this anywhere else as this is the only monograph on the immensly talented but little known Draper. It would be nice if the plates were larger and more numerous but that will have to wait for a future book.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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By guineapig (sf, ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Herbert James Draper: A Life Study (Hardcover)
only pages 14 through 48 are in color. the rest are b/w. i havent read the book yet, so i cant comment on the writing.
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