Places of the Mind (British Museum)

British watercolour landscapes 1850–1950

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A fresh perspective on British landscape drawing in the Victorian and Modern eras

Artists of the Victorian and early Modern period (1850–1950) sought to convey not merely the physical properties of a landscape, but also its emotional and spiritual impact. Drawing on works by Samuel Palmer, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Helen Allingham, John and Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore and many others, this book explores artists’ quests to capture the essence of landscape and convey a sense of place.

Extent: 192 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Illustrations: 159
Publication date: 2023-07-20
Size: 25.0 x 25.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500026403
Introduction
The ‘tormentingly elusive’ art of drawing landscape, Kim Sloan
A new ‘golden age’ : The ‘modern’ landscape watercolour, Jessica Feather
South Country and other Imagined Places, Anna Gruetzner Robins
Representation and reality in West Country landscapes, Sam Smiles
Some Versions of Pastoral, Frances Carey

Press Reviews

One of the best surveys of British landscape painting you are likely to find
The Artist

Fascinating and original
Times Literary Supplement

Not merely a catalogue, but stands alone as a very interesting read
The Lady


About the Authors

Kim Sloan is Curator of British Drawings and Watercolours at the British Museum. Jessica Feather is Allen Fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

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