Atkinson Grimshaw
A comprehensive study spanning the entire career of the Victorian painter.
Alexander Robertson
- The first comprehensive study of English painter Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–93)
- Covers the full scope of Grimshaw's career, from his early landscapes to the urban and industrial scenes that became his hallmark
- Discusses the techniques of Grimshaw's art, and places him in the context of Victorian art and society among such contemporaries as Alma-Tadema and Tissot
- Many of Grimshaw's paintings are in private collections and are reproduced here for the first time
Paperback
240 x 280 mm, 9 1/2 x 11 in
128 pp
100 colour illustrations
ISBN 9780714835754
0714835757
Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93) led an intriguing life, abandoning his job in the Great Northern Railway Company to pursue painting full-time. This volume is the first comprehensive study of the classic English painter, covering the full scope of Grimshaw's career, from his early landscapes to the urban industrial scenes that became his hallmark. It explains and deconstructs in great depth the techniques of Grimshaw's art, and locates him in the context of Victorian art and society among such contemporaries as Alma-Tadema and Tissot.
Since many of Grimshaw's paintings are held in private collections, a large proportion of his work is reproduced here for the first time. This monograph signifies an important collection of his life's work as it spans his entire career to offer a thorough and sensitive insight into how his painting progressed and why, as well as bringing to light the various ways in which he influenced - and was influenced by - his contemporaries, both technically and psychologically.
Alexander Robertson is Senior Curator at Leeds City Art Gallery.
'Alexander Robertson's handsome and most readable biography is a fitting tribute to a brilliant artist.' (Yorkshire Evening Post)