House Proud: Nineteenth-Century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0910503907 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent exhibitionexcellent book After seeing the wonderful "House Proud" exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, I took a chance purchasing this book, knowing watercolors are particularly difficult to reproduce. What a nice surprise: the reproductions are beautiful, and the text is detailed and extremely informative. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys interiors, fine art, and architectural history.House Proud: Nineteenth Century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection. A Sumptuous Feast for the Eyes E Ainsley This is indeed a sumptuous feast for the eyes and satisfying to the highest degree! There is something so compelling about drawings and sketches rather than actual photographs, and of course, some of the interiors pre-date the camera. Lovely collection.
Thaw. In the nineteenth century, it became fashionable for aristocratic and upper-class homeowners in Europe to commission watercolor paintings of their domestic interiors and to collect them in albums. and Clare E. Essays analyzing these beautiful, exquisitely detailed watercolors and their significance to the Museum's collection, accompanied by the watercolors and related objects from the permanent collection, document the evolution of the domestic interior in the nineteenth century, revealing the impact of economic, social, and political developments on the concept of the home.. House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection commemorates the recent gift of 85 nineteenth-century watercolor interior drawings--the largest collection of its kind in America--to Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum by Eugene V