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Fuseli and the Modern Woman

Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism
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Fuseli and the Modern Woman accompanies the first exhibition dedicated to Henry Fuseli's striking and controversial group of drawings. Known for his provocative painting The Nightmare, Fuseli created vivid images of supernatural creatures and intense human forms that challenged 18th-century conventions. This collection reveals over fifty of his works, showcasing his innovation as a Romantic draftsman. The exhibition and catalog invite readers to explore how Fuseli's depictions of women reflect post-revolutionary concerns about gender and sexuality, themes that remain relevant today.
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This richly illustrated volume will appeal to enthusiasts of art history, Romanticism, and gender studies, as well as those interested in the cultural impact of revolutionary eras on artistic expression.

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A catalog accompanying the first exhibition devoted to a fascinating group of drawings by one of eighteenth-century Europe's most idiosyncratic, original, and controversial artists.

Best known for his notoriously provocative painting The Nightmare, Anglo-Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) cultivated a reputation for eccentricity, with vividly stylized images of supernatural creatures, muscle-bound heroes, and damsels in distress. While these convinced some viewers of the greatness of his genius, others dismissed him as a charlatan, or as completely mad.

By bringing together more than fifty of his works, this volume offers unprecedented access to see one of the finest draftsmen of the Romantic period at his most innovative and exciting. Visitors to the show and readers of the lavishly illustrated catalog will further be invited to consider how Fuseli's drawings of women, as products of the turbulent aftermath of the American and French Revolutions, speak to concerns about gender and sexuality that have never been more relevant than they are today.

The exhibition showcases drawings brought together from international collections, including the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Auckland Art Gallery in New Zealand, and other European and North American institutions.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913645298

Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

Illustration: 75

Contributors:

  • Edited by David Solkin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 168

About the Author

David Solkin is professor emeritus at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

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