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William Etty : art & controversy

Title
William Etty : art & controversy / edited by Sarah Burnage, Mark Hallett and Laura Turner.
Author
Etty, William, 1787-1849.
Publication
London : Philip Wilson Publishers ; [York, England] : York Museums Trust, c2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Burnage, Sarah.
  • Hallett, Mark, 1965-
  • Turner, Laura.
  • York City Art Gallery.
Description
256 p. : col. ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
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.
Alternative Title
Art & controversy
Subject
Note
  • Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the York Art Gallery, York, Eng., June 25, 2011-Jan. 22, 2012.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JQF 11-2559
ISBN
  • 9780905807256 (softcover ed.)
  • 9780856677014 (hardback ed.)
  • 0856677019 (hardback ed.)
  • 0905807251 (softcover ed.)
OCLC
696727446
Author
Etty, William, 1787-1849.
Title
William Etty : art & controversy / edited by Sarah Burnage, Mark Hallett and Laura Turner.
Imprint
London : Philip Wilson Publishers ; [York, England] : York Museums Trust, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index.
Added Author
Burnage, Sarah.
Hallett, Mark, 1965-
Turner, Laura.
York City Art Gallery.
Research Call Number
JQF 11-2559
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