Nineteenth-century watercolors / Christopher Finch

New York ; London : Abbeville Press Publishers, 1991. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 295 pages : 371 illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 34 cm. Notes; Spine title: 19th century watercolors. Includes bibliographical references (pages 289) and indexes. Contents; Introduction -- The origins of a tradition -- Girtin and Turner -- The apotheosis of English landscape -- The tradition spreads -- Visionaries, poets, and dissenters -- European contributions -- The Victorian age -- Ruskin and the pre-Raphaelites -- New currents -- Toward the twentieth century. Subjects; 1800-1899. Geschichte 1800-1900. Watercolor painting 19th century History. Watercolor painting. Watercolor painting 19th century History. Aquarelle 19e si�cle Histoire. Watercolor painting 19th century. Aquarell. Watercolour painting. Watercolour painting 19th century.