Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788

Gainsborough : paintings and drawings by Thomas Gainsborough ( Book )
9 editions published between 1975 and 1978 in English and held by 781 libraries worldwide

The art of Thomas Gainsborough : "a little business for the eye by Michael Rosenthal ( Book )
7 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 713 libraries worldwide
"Michael Rosenthal provides a lively account of Gainsborough's varied life and diverse artworks. Rosenthal also examines for the first time the artist's oeuvre as a whole and how the trajectory of his career reflected the problems, dilemmas and situations that were common to other painters of his time. This book sets Gainsborough's art within its social and cultural contexts, shedding new light on the art worlds of London and the English provinces and on the ways in which Gainsborough's painting would have been seen and understood by his contemporaries." "The book begins by charting the geography and professional tactics of a career that took Gainsbourgh from London to Suffolk, Bath and eventually back to London. Rosenthal looks at such wide-ranging topics as how artists manipulated the press, the issue of likeness in portraiture, how rivalries between painters were handled in public and private, and the pressures of the public exhibition. The second part of the book explores the manifestations of Gainsborugh's aesthetic in portraiture, landscape painting and paintings of sensibility. Rosenthal concludes with a discussion of the problem of defining a role and proper form for the fine arts at a time of rapid social change and innovation."--BOOK JACKET.

The drawings of Thomas Gainsborough by John T Hayes ( Book )
9 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and held by 658 libraries worldwide

Thomas Gainsborough : 1727-1788 by Thomas Gainsborough ( Book )
15 editions published between 1951 and 2002 in English and French and held by 579 libraries worldwide
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the masters of 18th-century art. This stunning book, published to accompany a major international exhibition covering the artist's entire career, reveals the sheer range, quality, and originality of Gainsborough's work, from his engagingly naturalistic landscapes and touching images of children to his sophisticated and glamorous society portraits. In their revealing essay, Michael Rosenthal and Martin Myrone explore Gainsborough's dynamic involvement with the social world of his day, while other essays explore his subtle approach to the lucrative world of fashionable portraiture and the often pointed social commentary behind his seductive landscapes. This volume provides new and refreshing insights into Gainsborough as an artist who succeeded in creating an experimental and modern art for his own time, and whose works remain vital and rewarding today.

The landscape paintings of Thomas Gainsborough : a critical text and catalogue raisonné by John T Hayes ( Book )
7 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 574 libraries worldwide

Gainsborough as printmaker by John T Hayes ( Book )
6 editions published between 1971 and 1972 in English and held by 511 libraries worldwide

Thomas Gainsborough by John T Hayes ( Book )
15 editions published between 1980 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 422 libraries worldwide

Gainsborough by Nicola Kalinsky ( Book )
4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 378 libraries worldwide

Thomas Gainsborough : a country life by Hugh Belsey ( Book )
10 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 370 libraries worldwide

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough ( Book )
14 editions published between 1963 and 2001 in English and held by 335 libraries worldwide