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John William Godward: The Eclipse of Classicism (Hardcover)

by Vern G. Swanson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 286 pages
  • Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd (Feb 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1851492704
  • ISBN-13: 978-1851492701
  • Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 741,832 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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John William Godward was a passionate and extremely accomplished practitioner of the 19th century Graeco-Roman Classic style. Swanson's book describes an enigmatic, tormented personality and confirms Godward's intense, if narrow, genius.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great artist who has been sadly neglected!, 12 Jul 2002
By John Rocco (UK, Manchester) - See all my reviews
John William Godward was among the brightest stars of the late Graeco-Roman Victorian painters. Some believe he equalled Alma-Tadema in the depiction of marble and flowers, and Leighton in the depiction of drapery. Godward specialised in the depiction of beautiful young ladies in a Graeco-Roman setting.

Thankfully Godward's work is starting to be appreciated again, not because academics say the art is good, but from a free response to his work. Godward's art must be accepted as fine art and judged on its own aesthetic criteria and merits

Godward's oblivion was caused by his reclusive nature and the loss of interest in classical subject painting. The attack on Classicism by the new Modernist artists of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries very nearly caused Godward to be totally forgotten.

This book is a penetrating, heavily illustrated biography of an enigmatic, forgotten classicist; examining the cultural context in which Godward painted, outlining the sudden demise of the classical influence on arts and learning. This book includes a complete catalogue raisonné, illustrated with 152 colour and 123 b&w illustrations. A really fine and handsome book, very well bound and produced by The Antique Collectors' Club. The only serious study available on John William Godward, buy it whilst you can!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading, 2 Sep 2002
By I. Spencer (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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If you love Victorian Classicism, the Pre-Rapaelites then do not miss this book. I have many books on the arts and I regard this as the finest. Vern Grosvenor Swanson writes in a manner that gives pleasure to the reader not boring you to death with useless information. The pictures in the book are of the highest quality. My only criticism is the price, but if you want quality .... Buy the book and you will not be dissapointed.
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