TO DREAM OF THE SEA: ENGRAVERS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE 19TH CENTURY [REVER LA MER: GRAVEURS ET ILLUSTRATEURS DU XIXE SIECLE]
A SURVEY OF 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTS ON THE THEME OF THE SEA AND SAILING BY A NUMBER OF ARTISTS. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH DESCRIPTIVE ANNOTATIONS IN THEMATIC SECTIONS DEALING WITH: THE SEA AS A PROTAGONIST IN SEASCAPES WHERE BOATS AND SAILORS ARE SECONDARY; THE SUBJECT OF SA...
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| Published in | PARIS: GALLIMARD (1979), 212P. LES MEMOIRES DE LA MER. 258 ILLUS. BIOG |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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01.01.1979
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| Summary: | A SURVEY OF 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTS ON THE THEME OF THE SEA AND SAILING BY A NUMBER OF ARTISTS. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH DESCRIPTIVE ANNOTATIONS IN THEMATIC SECTIONS DEALING WITH: THE SEA AS A PROTAGONIST IN SEASCAPES WHERE BOATS AND SAILORS ARE SECONDARY; THE SUBJECT OF SAILING AND SAILING SHIPS, INCLUDING VIEWS OF SAILING LIFE IN PORTS; SAILING IN HIGH SEAS; THE SEA DEPTHS; THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SEA VERSUS THE FRAILTY OF MEN'S SHIPS; SHIPWRECKS; AND SAILING LOSSES AND DISASTERS AT SEA. A FINAL SECTION DETAILING THE ART OF THE WOODCUT IN THE 19TH CENTURY, WITH REFERENCE TO TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS USED AS WELL AS PROTAGONISTS OF THE GENRE, COMPLETES THE STUDY. |
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