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Exhibition Review
Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1148-1150
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Reviewer:
Golahny, Amy (Golahny, Amy)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, United States
subjects:
Dutch art / Drawings / Albums / Landscapes (visual works) / Nature
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape Edited by Joanna Sheers Seidenstein and Susan Anderson. 246 pp. incl. 138 col. + b. & w. ills. (Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA, 2022), £40. ISBN 978–0–300–26382–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Abraham and the angels, by Hans Bol. 1589. Watercolour over traces of black chalk on antique laid paper, 11.2 by 15.3 cm. (Fogg Museum, Cambridge MA; © President and Fellows of Harvard College).
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11. Sleeping Diana spied upon by a satyr, by Leonaert Bramer. 1635. Graphite on parchment, 11 by 15.2 cm. (Fogg Museum, Cambridge MA; © President and Fellows of Harvard College).
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9. Ruins in Utrecht by the Saint Jobsgasthuis, by Herman Saftleven. 1674. Black chalk, watercolour and gray ink on paper, 19.4 by 15 cm. (Fogg Museum, Cambridge MA; © President and Fellows of Harvard College).
Exhibition Review
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 919-922
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Reviewer:
Robbins, Nicholas (Robbins, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Homer, Winslow
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / National Gallery, London, Great Britain
subjects:
American art / Colonialism / Nature / Slavery / Seascapes
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 11th April–31st July | :
subjects:
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature National Gallery, London 10th September 2022– 8th January 2023 | :
Illustrations
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17. The Gulf Stream, by Winslow Homer. 1899, reworked by 1906. Oil on canvas, 71.4 by 124.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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18. Hurricane, Bahamas, by Winslow Homer. 1898. Watercolour and graphite on wove paper, 36.7 by 53.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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19. Snap the whip, by Winslow Homer. 1872. Oil on canvas, 30.5 by 50.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Article
The lost years of Edward Julius Detmold: art, nature and war
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 672-681
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Author:
Morris-Suzuki, Tessa (Morris-Suzuki, Tessa)
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artists:
Detmold, Edward J. / Detmold, Maurice
dates:
1900-1959
subjects:
British art / Book illustrations / World War (1914-1918) / World War (1939-1945) / Commentaries / Suicide / Mysticism / Nature / Satire / Idealism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The ant-lion, by Edward Julius Detmold. (From Princess Mary’s Gift Book, London 1914).
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10. The Flying Dutchman, by Edward Julius Detmold. Mid-1920s. Monotype, 35 by 50 cm. (Private collection).
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11. Progress, from The Sword and Gold: What I Have Seen, 1933, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1933. Watercolour, 31 by 18 cm. (Private collection).
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12. Civilisation?, from The Sword and Gold: What I Have Seen, 1933, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1933. Oil on paper, 32 by 18 cm. (Private collection).
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13. Like seed like crop, from The Sword and Gold: What I Have Seen, 1933, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1933. Pencil and watercolour, 33 by 18.5 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Peace, from The Sword and Gold: What I Have Seen, 1933, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1933. Watercolour, 33 by 19 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Orchis Latifolia, by Edward Julius Detmold. (From M. Maeterlinck: Hours of Gladness, London 1912).
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4. Pelopaeus Spirifex, by Edward Julius Detmold. (From Fabre’s Book of Insects, London 1921).
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5. Shere Khan in the jungle, by Charles Maurice and Edward Julius Detmold. (From C.M. Detmold and E.J. Detmold: Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects from Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’, London 1903).
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6. The captive, by Edward Julius Detmold. 1923. Etching, 35 by 30 cm. (plate). (Private collection).
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7. Macaws, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1930. (The Sphere, 24th November 1930).
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8. On this dome is a bronze horseman mounted on a horse, from The Story of the Third Calender, by Edward Julius Detmold. (From The Arabian Nights, London 1924).
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9. The seer and the clown, from The Sword and Gold: What I Have Seen, 1933, by Edward Julius Detmold. c.1933. Watercolour, 34 by 18 cm. (Private collection).
Article
Picturing Mount Yandang: the travel paintings and landscape aesthetics of Yu Jianhua
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 840-849
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Author:
Chan, Pedith (Chan, Pedith)
Subjects
artists:
Yu Jianhua
media:
Watercolours
patrons:
Jiang Shunan
places:
Mount Yandang (China)
subjects:
Chinese art / Landscapes (visual works) / Nature / Aesthetics / Mountains / Travel / Cultural tourism / Guidebooks / Illustrations / Photographs / Plein-air / Sketches / Brushwork / Albums / Art theory
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. View of the Lingyan Temple, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 30.6 by 22.5 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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10. Illustration of the Spirit Peak, Yan shan zhi, 15th−16th century. Blockprint. (Repr. in Gazetteer of Mount Yan, 1601).
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11. A view of the Spirit Peak, by Jiang Shunan. Photograph. (Repr. in Scenic China series X: Yen T’ang Shan, Shanghai 1917).
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12. Spirit Peak, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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13. Jinzhu Brooks, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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14. View of Furong Village, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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15. Tandang Rock, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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2. Yangtianwo Studio, by Yu Jianhua, a section from the handscroll Yantianwo. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 26 by 91.8 cm. Collection of Kyoto National Museum
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3. View of the Geese Lake and Baigang Summit, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 61.2 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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4. Magnificent view of the Spirit Peak, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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5. Duxiu Peak, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 15.3 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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6. Duxiu Peak. Blockprint. (Repr. in Extended Gazetteer of Mount Yan-dang [Guang Yandang shan zhi], 1790; Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA).
Attributed works:
7. Dragon Waterfall, by Yu Jianhua. 1931. Ink and colour on paper, 22.5 by 30.6 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
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8. Peaks in strange shapes, by Yu Jianhua. 1931, Ink on paper, 22.5 by 15.3 cm. (Collection of the Library of the Nanjing University of the Arts).
Attributed works:
9. Peaks in strange shapes. China, late 18th century. Blockprint. (Repr. in Extended Gazetteer of Mount Yandang [Guang Yandang shan zhi], 1790; Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA).
Book Review
Insect Artifice: Nature and Art in the Dutch Revolt. By Marisa Anne Bass
03/2020 | 1404 | 162
Pages: 260-261
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Reviewer:
Godycki, Albert (Godycki, Albert)
Subjects
artists:
Hoefnagel, Joris (Georg)
subjects:
Flemish art / Miniatures (paintings) / Politics / Animals / War / Nature
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Insect Artifice: Nature and Art in the Dutch Revolt By Marisa Anne Bass. 312 pp. incl. 192 col. ills. (Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2019),  50. ISBN 978–0–691–17715–1. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Swallotail butterfly, plate VII from Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis) from the Four Elements, by Joris Hoefnagel. c.1575–80. Watercolour, gouache and gold on vellum, approx. 14.3 by 18.4 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
David Nash: Sculpture Through the Seasons. Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 963-965
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Reviewer:
Alston, David (Alston, David)
Subjects
artists:
Nash, David
dates:
2010-2019
places:
Blaenau Ffestiniog / Capel Rhiw
subjects:
Nature / Wood sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. Nine cracked balls, by David Nash. 1970–71. Ash. (Courtesy David Nash; exh. Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne; Photograph Jonty Wilde).
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29. First tower, by David Nash. 1967. (Photograph David Nash).
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30. The interior of Capel Rhiw, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, as seen from its balcony. 2019. (Photograph Jonty Wilde; courtesy David Nash).
Book Review
L’arte del dissenso: Pittura e libertinismi nell’Italia del Seicento. By Dalma Frascarelli
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 604-605
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Reviewer:
Lo Bianco, Anna (Lo Bianco, Anna )
Subjects
dates:
1600-1699
patrons:
Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657 / Barberini family
subjects:
Collectors / Patrons / Academies / Art market / Philosophy / Science / Nature / Animals / Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 / Italian art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’arte del dissenso: Pittura e libertinismi nell’Italia del Seicento By Dalma Frascarelli. 280 pp. incl. 50 col. ills. (Giulio Einaudi Editore, Turin, 2016), | :
Illustrations
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1. Flight into Egypt, by Adam Elsheimer. 1609. Copper, 31 by 41 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
The Pre-Raphaelites and Science, J. Holmes
05/2019 | 1394 | 161
Pages: 443-444
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Reviewer:
Bremner, G.A. (Bremner, G.A.)
Subjects
art literature:
Ruskin, John
dates:
1850-1899
subjects:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood / Science / Theology / Nature / Victorian art / Truth / Architecture
Book Review
Une théorie universelle au milieu du XIXe siècle: La ‘Grammar of Ornament’ d’Owen Jones. By Ariane Varela Braga
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 172-174
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Reviewer:
Van Zanten, David (Van Zanten, David; Zanten, David van)
Subjects
art literature:
Jones, Owen / Semper, Gottfried / Riegl, Alois / Ruskin, John
dates:
1800-1899 / 1850-1899
media:
Architecture
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
British architecture / Design / Decorative arts / Ornament / Pattern / Style / Geometric patterns / Geometry / Colour / Nature / Study and teaching / Art Nouveau / Deutscher Werkbund (art group) / Bauhaus
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Osler’s Gallery, Oxford Street, London, by Owen Jones. c.1858–60. Ink and watercolour, 147.3 by 102 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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