Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

 

The Art of Thomas Gainsborough : 'a Little Business for the Eye'
by Michael Rosenthal

The Dark Side of the Landscape : The Rural Poor in English Painting 1730-1840
by John Barrell (Author)
(Paperback - October 1983)

Gainsborough (Colour Library)
by Nicola Kalinsky, Thomas Gainsborough
(Paperback)

Thomas Gainsborough: A Country Life
by Hugh Belsey
(Hardcover)

Thomas Gainsborough (British Artist Series)
by Martin Postle
(Paperback)

Thomas Gainsborough 
by Michael Rosenthal (Editor), Martin Myrone (Editor)
(Hardcover)

Gainsborough in Bath
by Susan Sloman, Susan Legouix
(Hardcover)

The Letters of Thomas Gainsborough
by Thomas Gainsborough, John Hayes (Editor)
(Hardcover)

Gainsborough (World of Art)
by William Vaughan
Book Description: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) is one of the most appealing English artists of the eighteenth century. Renowned for such elegant portraits as The Blue Boy and Countess Howe, he also pioneered a new form of landscape with a moody sensibility that prefigured the Romantic movement. A brilliant draftsman, his art is full of inventiveness and visual delight. Drawing upon recently discovered material, William Vaughan provides a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this master. He shows how closely Gainsborough's innovative manner can be connected to social and political developments in Britain, in particular the celebration of original genius in a time of burgeoning entrepreneurial commercialism. Above all, he demonstrates how, beneath the artist's charm, there lay a bedrock of shrewd observation and pictorial intelligence that gives his work a value for all time. 176 illustrations, 61 in color.
Paperback: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.56 x 8.36 x 6.04 
Publisher: Thames & Hudson;  
ISBN: 050020358X