John Ruskin
Subtitle: artist and observer
By: Christopher Newall ; with contributions by Christopher Baker, Ian Jeffrey and Conal Shields
Contributors: Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, artist; Shields, Conal, author; Baker, Christopher, 1967- author; Jeffrey, Ian, author; National Gallery of Canada; National Galleries of Scotland
Publisher: National Gallery of Canada; Paul Holberton publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780888849199; 9781907372575
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: Known as a writer on art, architecture, nature, landscape, economics and history, John Ruskin (1819-1900) also produced extraordinary drawings and watercolours that offer insight into the workings of his mind and are testimony to the scrupulous attention he gave to everything that interested him. In his drawings, Ruskin revealed a range of emotional responses, from euphoric delight in pattern, colour and texture to utter despondency at what he came to perceive as the ultimate corruption of all things. Accompanying a landmark exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 2014, this book explores a private but hugely revealing aspect of Ruskin's creative life. -- from back cover.
Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, February 14 to May 11, 2014, and at the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, July 4 to September 28, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-372) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ruskin's Drawings / Christopher Newall; title: Ruskin and Scotland: The Intimacy of Landscape Art / Christopher Baker; title: Ruskin as Artist: Seeing and Feeling / Conal Shields; title: Fatal Praise: John Ruskin and the Daguerreotype / Ian Jeffrey; title: Catalogue. Architectural Detail and Ornament ; Buildings ; Towns and Topography ; Geology and Foregrounds ; Mountains and Skies ; Nature Studies ; Figures / Christopher Newall; title: Chronology / Christopher Newall.