John William Waterhouse is among the most popular Victorian artists and many of his paintings, such as "The Lady of Shallot", "Hylas and the Nymphs" and "Ophelia", have become icons of femininity recognized the world over. With their compelling composition, glowing colour and Impressionist-inflected technique, these paintings are admired for their beauty, yet at the same time they have the power to transport the viewer into a romantic world of myth and legend. Waterhouse's depictions of female beauty reflect his age's complex and ambivalent attitudes towards women, in which Victorian ideals of sentiment and duty commingled with less noble undercurrents of erotic desire and misogyny. In this study of the artist, Peter Trippi presents an analysis of Waterhouse's seductresses, martyrs and nymphs, together with a lively discussion of the cultural and historical circumstances in which these images were planted. This authoritative volume utilizes research to provide an accessbile biography of the artist and to assess his place in the late Victorian art world. Themes explored include Waterhouse's passion for Italy, literature and the classical world, his participation in England's Royal Academy, his stylistic influences and studio practices, and the collectors, dealers, critics and curators who helped make him famous in his day. Like other Victorian artists, Waterhouse was neglected through much of the 20th century, but as critical inhibitions have fallen away the revival of his fortune has been dramatic. Today he is again acknowledged as a master painter. Peter Trippi's monograph aims to provide a timely re-evaluation that combines a close reading of Waterhouse's imagery with a candid appraisal of his talent.
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'The book is beautifully designed, sumptuously illustrated and reasonably priced... Trippi has produced a book which will appeal to a wide variety of readers.'
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Peter Trippi studied at New York University and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Before moving to the Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York City) in 1998, he helped organize and wrote catalogue essays for the Baltimore Museum of Art's international touring exhibition A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He has prepared the first entry on J.W. Waterhouse for the New Dictionary of National Biography and is the founding Executive Editor of Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, an electronic journal produced by the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art.
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I really only bought this book because I was doing an essay discussing two works by Waterhouse. Although before buying the book I was a growing fan of his work, this book has really increased my appreciation of the artist. It really is a treasure. The reproductions of his work are incredible, every time you study the paintings you are able to see new things you hadn't noticed before.
But, as all good books should, the joy does not lie in the reproductions of the paintings alone. Trippi has done a fantastic job in writing about Waterhouse. Trippi states that he spent years working on this book, and that he hopes it results in people understanding why he holds Waterhouse in such high regard; I really think he has achieved this. You can tell that this has been produced by someone with a great passion for their subject. And it has cetainly increased my own regard for Waterhouse.
This is a great book, for both those who wish to approach the subject as an academic, and for those who love looking at beautiful pictures, while maybe also wishing to learn something about the artist who created them.
But, as all good books should, the joy does not lie in the reproductions of the paintings alone. Trippi has done a fantastic job in writing about Waterhouse. Trippi states that he spent years working on this book, and that he hopes it results in people understanding why he holds Waterhouse in such high regard; I really think he has achieved this. You can tell that this has been produced by someone with a great passion for their subject. And it has cetainly increased my own regard for Waterhouse.
This is a great book, for both those who wish to approach the subject as an academic, and for those who love looking at beautiful pictures, while maybe also wishing to learn something about the artist who created them.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THE ideal book for a Waterhouse lover!!!! Great illustrations of his most famous paintings and great interpretations of their symbolism! A must have book if you like Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist art!!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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THE ideal book for a Waterhouse lover!!!! Great illustrations of his most famous paintings and great interpretations of their symbolism! A must have book if you like Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist art!!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Love the artwork of J W Waterhouse. Bought this book instead of the (recent) Exhibition guide. Very informative, packed with some wonderful images and more
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Joe
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I thought this book was excellent, when purchasing i only thought it would had been a rather small book but when it was delivered to my house it was very large. The picture quality was very high and the pictures themselves were very good and had all of his images which i found very useful along with the information about the artist himself.
By SueS
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I bought this book as a present, hoping it would be as good as the reviews I'd read. It is indeed all that I had hoped for.The paintings are beautifully reproduced and the detail in Waterhouse's work is fascinating. I cannot comment on the text as I had to give it away, but if anyone would like to make me a present of this lavishly illustrated book........!
By Liz Reader
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This book is beautifully illustrated, very well written and obviously impeccably well researched. It was bought as a gift, the recipient has been more than inspired by it; I have never known him so interested in the text as well as the illustrations.
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By mange tout
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Bought this as a birthday present for Lady Haversham. She was most impressed by the quality of the prints and text.
A must have for Waterhouse fans.
A must have for Waterhouse fans.
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