Full Description
Founded in 1921 and the first of its kind in the country, the National Gallery of Canada's Department of Prints and Drawings boasts a world-class collection of historical drawings dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries. These works, rendered in a wide range of mediums - graphite, ink, pastel, watercolour - reflect the diversity of techniques used over the ages.
Incorporating the latest research and a displaying wealth of scholarship, this richly illustrated book celebrates the recent centenary of this outstanding collection. It brings together a spectacular array of drawings, including newly acquired additions and little-known but historically significant works. The wide selection of plates showcases preparatory studies for paintings, depictions of historical and mythological themes, portraits, landscapes, forays into abstraction, and poignant explorations of the human condition. Featured artists include Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Théodore Géricault, Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch and Wassily Kandinsky, among many others.
Contents
A Woman's World: Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Canada
Introduction to the Catalogue
In the Making
Heroes and Foes
Theatre of Life
Shades of Pastel
The Human Condition
Paperscapes
Victorian Rebels
Modern Eyes
Notes to the Catalogue
Additional Works in the Exhibition
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- ＭＡＭＯＲ 2024年10月号
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- 電子書籍
- スマッシュ - １９７５年１２月号
