Sensations

Jones, Jonathan

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Author
Jones, Jonathan
Publish Date
04/23/2019
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
LAUKING
Subtitle
The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy
Number of Pages
336
ISBN-10
1786272970
ISBN-13
9781786272973
citemno
254826
Edition
First Edition
SKU
9781786272973

Description

What is the artistic impulse uniting Robert Hooke's drawings of insects, George Stubbs's studies of horses, and Damien Hirst's pickled shark? In this new and spirited account of British art, Jonathan Jones argues for empiricism. From the Enlightenment to the present, British artists have shared a passion for looking hard at the world around them. Jones shows how this zeal for precision and careful observation paved the way for Realism, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art