{"product_id":"picturesque-and-sublime-by-gillian-forrester-9780300233537","title":"Picturesque and Sublime","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandscape art in the early 19th century was guided by two rival concepts: the picturesque, which emphasised touristic pleasures and visual delight, and the sublime, an aesthetic category rooted in notions of fear and danger. British artists, including J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, raised landscape painting to new heights, and their work reached global audiences through the circulation of engravings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Cole, born in England, emigrated to the United States in 1818 and first absorbed the picturesque and sublime through print media. Cole transformed British and continental European traditions to create a distinctive American form of landscape painting. The authors here explore the role of prints as agents of artistic transmission and look closely at how Cole’s own creative process was driven by works on paper such as drawings, notebooks, letters, and manuscripts. Also considered is the importance of the parallel works of William Guy Wall, best known for his pioneering \u003ci\u003eHudson River Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with works on paper ranging from watercolours to etchings, mezzotints, aquatints, engravings, and lithographs, as well as notable paintings, this book offers important insights into Cole’s formulation of a profound new category in art—the American sublime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in association with the Thomas Cole National Historic Site\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Cole National Historic Site\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (05\/01\/18–11\/04\/18)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471342026988,"sku":"9780300233537","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300233537-picturesque-and-sublime.jpg?v=1775240743","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/picturesque-and-sublime-by-gillian-forrester-9780300233537","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}