Atkinson Grimshaw
By: Alexander Robertson.
Publisher: Phaidon; PHAIDON PRESS
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Grimshaw, Atkinson, 1836-1893 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "The paintings of Leeds artist Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93) are well known and loved, particularly in the north of England wher he did so much of his work. Yet the artist himself is far less known than his beautiful and evocative images of suburban lanes, bare branches on winter afternoons, moonlit nights and gaslit docksides. This first comprehensive study of the artist shows the full breadth of Grimshaw's work--from the early paintings of lakeland and Yorkshire landscapes to the townscapes, dockscenes, costal views and richly colourful portrayals of sophisticated Victorian ladies. The author discusses the techniques of Grimshaw's art, and examines the many varieties of colour and mood that are captured in his paintings. He also assesses Grimshaw's place in Victorian art and society and compares him with his contemporaries such as James Tissot and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadem."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 124).