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Memory and Desire - Painting in Britain and Ireland at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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Memory and Desire - Painting in Britain and Ireland at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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This title was first published in 2002. 'Memory and Desire' is a
lavishly illustrated account of the art world in Britain at the
turn of the twentieth century. It calls upon rich resources of
contemporary diaries, letters and art criticism, as well as the
analysis of works of art to answer questions about how and why new
artistic tendencies emerged and tastes changed. Eschewing the
familiar narrative of an inevitable progress towards modernism,
Kenneth McConkey considers a broad range of art and critical
thinking in the period. Discussing the market for old master
paintings, which rivalled those for modern art, and the question of
how and why certain genres of art were particularly successful at
the time, McConkey explores the detail and significance of
contemporary taste. He draws upon the work of commercially
successful painters such as John Singer Sargent, William Orpen,
George Clausen, Alfred East, John Lavery and Philip Wilson Steer,
and their critic-supporters to throw light upon current arguments
about training, aesthetics, visual memory and the creation of new
art. 'Memory and Desire' is a major contribution to our knowledge
of this important period in British art.
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