Magnificent Dreams Vintage Book on Burne Jones and The Victorian Pre Raphaelites 1st Ed.

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This is fresh from the attic in excellent vintage condition .

Tan cloth covered boards excellent under a jacket that shows just the tiniest hints of shelfwear.

All the pages are sharp and clean with no messy graffiti of any kind or name inscriptions.

Spine Intact with titles visible and minimal wear.

Large sized book.

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SIZE: Height 29 cms x Width 22 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 80

"The paintings of the later pre-raphaelites in particular those of Burne-Jones and Rossetti are often considered to be an isolated phenomena in Victorian painting, strikingly different from the works to be found in the annual Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions.

There is some truth in this, both Burne-Jones and Rossetti kept themselves apart from the Academy and although Burne-Jones was briefly an associate member he only exhibited there once. But this book shows that their work was in fact in close sympathy with high Victorian classicism as epitomised by the work of the president of the Royal Academy Lord Leighton. The artist’s paintings share an interest in mythology and freely borrow from the art of the past, particularly from Renaissance and classical sources to give lustre and magnificence to their dreams.

The similarities between these paintings are not coincidental almost all the artists knew each other well, frequented the same social gatherings and enjoyed similar successes. The Grosvenor gallery was the great meeting ground for these artists in this book which will be of great appeal to all who are interested in 19th century art and thought. Sir Coutts Lindsay’s grandiose plans for the gallery, the splendid opening exhibition and the subsequent impact on the London art world are described in vivid detail."

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hardback
• Illustrated
• First Edition
• Vintage Book

BOOK ERA:

• 1970's Vintage Books

This vintage book has been specially selected by Kitty for good quality and its individual appeal.

Frances Spalding.

At the time of publication Frances was a young art historian teaching the history of art in Sheffield. She regularly contributed to the leading art journals and authored a critical study of the life and career of Roger Fry.

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd.
Date: 1978
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes ( Full Colour)

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