Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America - Collectors, Art Worlds, Networks
Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America - Collectors, Art Worlds, Networks A thought-provoking look at Aesthetic painting and its relationship to the changing technological landscapeIn the 19th…
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Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America - Collectors, Art Worlds, Networks
A thought-provoking look at Aesthetic painting and its relationship to the changing technological landscapeIn the 19th century, the Aesthetic movement exalted taste, the pursuit of beauty, and self-expression over moral expectations and restrictive conformity. Looking at how specific works of art in this style were created, collected, and exchanged, the book pushes beyond the notion of Aesthetic painting and design as being merely decorative. This illuminating publication examines the production and circulation of artworks made during this unique historical moment.
This multifaceted and thought-provoking study provides a radical new perspective on a mode of artistic Instead, work by James McNeill Whistler, Edward Burne-Jones, Albert Moore, and others is shown to have offered their makers and viewers a means of further engaging with the rapidly changing world around them.