Country Series: Victorian Cottages
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1841881767 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. About the Author Andrew Clayton-Payne was the Associate Director and Head of British Drawings and Watercolours at Christie's in London. He is author of the long-running best-seller VICTORIAN FLOWER GARDENS and is a regular contributor to magazines such as COLLECTORS' GUIDE and COUNTRY LIFE. He now runs his own company
He now runs his own company. . Andrew Clayton-Payne was the Associate Director and Head of British Drawings and Watercolours at Christie's in London. He is author of the long-running best-seller VICTORIAN FLOWER GARDENS and is a regular contributor to magazines such as COLLECTORS' GUIDE and COUNTRY LIFE
"This book is a joy to read and look at" according to A. Sederquist. This book is a joy to read and look at. The illustrations on this school of English painting are beautifully done and of exceptional. "Victorian Cottages by Andrew Clayton-Payne" according to J Tate. This is a wonderful book for the lover of the old English cottage painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is filled with full colored pictures on every page of the paintings and describes life in these times. A great addition to anyone's library who is interested in these times and the painter's who so aptly captured a way of life long gone. Paintings by Allingham, Strachan, Stannard, Foster and others are included.. Janet M said My friend loved her gift of this book. She likes novels set in the Victorian era. She's had a tough winter, so I wanted to gift her with a "picture book". She loves it!
These beautiful watercolors offer a tantalizing view of a pastoral paradise.. Here is both the nostalgia and the truth of that world--drawn from period artwork and from the era's great writers such as Thomas Hardy. See how the cottages were built, how they looked inside, and what activities took place there, from harvesting to crafting. Victorian painters idealized English country life as a place of carefree children, charming thatched-roof cottages, and pretty flowers