Project Gutenberg 2020-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 290 Finberg, A. J. (Alexander Joseph) 1866 1939 Finberg, Alexander Joseph Taylor, E. A. 1874 1952 Taylor, Ernest Archibald Holme, Charles 1848 1923 18013456 The development of British landscape painting in water-colours Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Development of British Landscape Painting in Water-Colours" edited by Charles Holme, with contributions from Alexander J. Finberg and E. A. Taylor, is an art historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolution of British landscape painting, specifically in the medium of water-colours, highlighting various artists and their unique contributions to the genre. The text aims to explore the development of artistic styles, techniques, and thematic subjects over time within this specific field of British art. The opening of this work presents an insightful discourse on the concept of "development" as it relates to art, cautioning against conflating artistic evolution with notions of progress. The authors argue that while a chronological sequence can be identified in the history of British water-colour painting, this does not necessarily indicate an improvement in artistic quality or value. They reminisce about early practitioners and underscore the importance of understanding the complex interplay between topographical accuracy and emotional resonance in landscape painting. This sets the stage for a thorough examination of the key figures in British landscape water-colour, such as Thomas Girtin and J.M.W. Turner, and introduces the significant influence of past artworks on contemporary practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Watercolor painting, British Landscape painting, British ND Text Category: History - British Category: Art 170622 2025-06-25T07:12:26.191235 text/html 142105 2024-10-18T07:00:10 text/html 7040829 2025-06-25T07:12:32.553192 application/epub+zip 7031510 2025-06-25T07:12:27.730206 application/epub+zip 340289 2025-06-25T07:12:26.790204 application/epub+zip 7090352 2025-06-25T07:12:35.856214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7061427 2025-06-25T07:12:31.065262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391817 2022-09-28T15:37:34.980532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139158 2025-06-25T07:12:25.795222 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119212 2024-10-18T07:00:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17856 2025-06-25T07:12:36.014164 application/rdf+xml 22444 2025-06-25T07:12:26.953209 image/jpeg 3275 2025-06-25T07:12:26.870176 image/jpeg 6864186 2025-06-25T07:12:26.336238 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia