George Inness and the science of landscape /
George Inness (1825-94), long considered one of America's greatest landscape painters, has yet to receive his full due from scholars and critics. A complicated artist and thinker, Inness painted stunningly beautiful, evocative views of the American countryside. Less interested in representing t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press,
2008
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | George Inness (1825-94), long considered one of America's greatest landscape painters, has yet to receive his full due from scholars and critics. A complicated artist and thinker, Inness painted stunningly beautiful, evocative views of the American countryside. Less interested in representing the details of a particular place than in rendering the "subjective mystery of nature," Inness believed that capturing the spirit or essence of a natural scene could point to a reality beyond the physical or, as Inness put it, "the reality of the unseen."Throughout his career, Inness s |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 317 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226142319 0226142310 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
