William Etty : art & controversy /
Etty, William,1787-1849.
Burnage, Sarah.
Hallett, Mark,1965-
Turner, Laura.
York City Art Gallery.
London : Philip Wilson Publishers ; [York, England] : in association with York Museums Trust ,
c2011.
Summary: William Etty, R.A. (1787-1849) was one of the most prolific and successful British artists working in the first half of the nineteenth century. He was celebrated for his skills as a colourist and ability to emulate the art of the old masters. Etty focused almost exclusively on the nude and contemporaries were quick to acknowledge the artist's ability to translate the studies he made in the life-class into large-scale, highly imaginative historical compositions. At the same time, he faced repeated critical condemnation for what was seen as his preoccupation with 'pulpy' flesh and his perverse interest in the female nude. Exhibition: York Art Gallery, from 25.06.2011 to 22.01.2012.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the York Art Gallery, York, Eng., June 25, 2011-Jan. 22, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Painting the nude and 'inflicting divine vengeance on the wicked' / Sarah Burnage -- 'Something too academical': the problem with Etty / Martin Myrone -- Etty and the masters / Richard Green -- Intimacy and distance: physicality, race and paint in Etty's 'The wrestlers' / Sarah Victoria Turner -- Queer and now: on Etty's 'Autobiography' (1849) and 'Male nude with arms up-stretched' (c. 1830) / Jason Edwards -- History painting and the critics -- Etty and the masters -- The life class -- Portraiture.
Summary: William Etty, R.A. (1787-1849) was one of the most prolific and successful British artists working in the first half of the nineteenth century. He was celebrated for his skills as a colourist and ability to emulate the art of the old masters. Etty focused almost exclusively on the nude and contemporaries were quick to acknowledge the artist's ability to translate the studies he made in the life-class into large-scale, highly imaginative historical compositions. At the same time, he faced repeated critical condemnation for what was seen as his preoccupation with 'pulpy' flesh and his perverse interest in the female nude. Exhibition: York Art Gallery, from 25.06.2011 to 22.01.2012.
Etty, William, 1787-1849
Etty, William, 1787-1849.
Painting, English