English art and modernism, 1900-1939 /
"This critically acclaimed book is both a detailed history of the development of modern art in England in the early twentieth century and a study of the evolution of the concept of modernism among English artists, critics, and theorists. Charles Harrison explores the two main phases of modern a...
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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New Haven :
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press,
1994.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | "This critically acclaimed book is both a detailed history of the development of modern art in England in the early twentieth century and a study of the evolution of the concept of modernism among English artists, critics, and theorists. Charles Harrison explores the two main phases of modern art activity during the period: the years before and during the First World War, when the principal factions were Sickert's Camden Town Group, the English Post-Impressionists, and the Vorticists; and the 1930s, when a new avant garde assembled in response to recent developments in European art, only to divide into groupings of abstract artists, Surrealists, and Realists. Harrison discusses the artists of the period, the most important individual works, and the writings of the critics, resulting in a major contribution to knowledge about the art and theory of modernism"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "With new a introduction." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 417 pages) : 165 illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401 and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300254914 0300254911 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on May 5, 2020). |