"Hidden Burne-Jones" is a major new volume which throws new light
the draughtsmanship of leading Pre-Raphaelite artist, Edward
Burne-Jones. The book studies Burne-Jones' development as an artist
and image maker through his commitment to drawing during the course
of his career. The volume includes three essays by leading
Burne-Jones specialists. The first, by John Christian, presents new
research on Burne-Jones' drawing technique and stylistic
development, most clearly seen in works like the "Fairy Family"
series (1857), "The Annunciation" (1857-61), "Study for an Idyll
and An Idyll" (1862), and "Drapery Study of Lucretia for Chaucer's
'Legend of Good Women'" (1863).The second essay, by Elisa Korb,
studies Burne-Jones' depiction of the female form, his approach to
using models, and the stylistic development of subjects such as the
nude over the course of his career. The artist's fascination with
the female form is most strongly evoked in works like "Female Nude:
Three Studies" (1865-66), "Two Nude Female Studies for 'The
Lament'", (1865), "Lucretia" (1867) and "Composition Study for
'Charity'" (1867). The final essay, by Tessa Sidey, looks at
Burne-Jones' often uneasy relationship with his native city of
Birmingham, and the work of major benefactors, especially local
patrons J.R. Holliday and Charles Fairfax Murray, in helping to
develop the Museum and Art Gallery's internationally important
holdings the artist's work.The volume illustrates 63 selected
drawings and works on paper, which appear throughout the essays and
the main exhibition presentation, nearly 30 of which are reproduced
in colour. Each work is accompanied by an entry, which includes
full specifications, provenance, inscriptions and an extended
caption. The Burne-Jones collection at Birmingham is in every sense
an international public resource. It contains nearly 1,200 works,
of which over a thousand are works on paper and related archive
material. This volume includes a complete catalogue listing of all
1,137 drawings, watercolours, prints and archive material at
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, which will also form the basis
of a new on-line Burne-Jones Resource Site to be launched in 2007.
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