English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950 Balston Thomas
English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950 Balston Thomas A wonderful look at the many styles of wood engraving from the time period 1900-1950. I really enjoyed looking at the engravings, and the text was…
Specifikacia English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950 Balston Thomas
English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950 Balston Thomas
A wonderful look at the many styles of wood engraving from the time period 1900-1950. I really enjoyed looking at the engravings, and the text was interesting and very readable. The illustrations are sublime, and there is a lot of variation both in theme, execution and style.
These works were so fundamentally different from their predecessors, in both design and technique, that they formed a new branch of the art. -- Jefferson-Madison Regional Library SystemAt the turn of the twentieth century the art of wood-engraving enjoyed a flourishing revival among English artists. This volume showcases five decades' worth of magnificent wood engravings in a series of finely wrought black-and-white and color images, selected from a wide array of sources that includes lesser-known works from temporary exhibitions and limited editions.An informative history of the art precedes the