{"product_id":"gainsborough-by-william-vaughan","title":"Gainsborough by William Vaughan","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780500203583\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson, June 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Excellent . . . in Vaughan's hands, Gainsborough is always a human first, and an outstanding artist a close second. . . . [A] very timely publication, hugely deserving of a wide audience and a long shelf-life.\" ―\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the eighteenth century. Renowned for such elegant portraits as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Blue Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCountess Howe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he also pioneered a new form of landscape with a moody sensibility that prefigured the Romantic movement. He was a brilliant draftsman, and his art is full of inventiveness and visual delight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Vaughan draws on recently discovered material to provide a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this master. He shows how closely Gainsborough's innovative manner can be connected to social and political developments in Britain, in particular the celebration of original genius in a time of burgeoning entrepreneurial commercialism. Above all, he demonstrates how, beneath the artist’s charm, there lay a bedrock of shrewd observation and pictorial intelligence that gives his work a value for all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47302509199522,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/61RMnr1kanL._SY342.jpg?v=1780314095","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/gainsborough-by-william-vaughan","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}