In front of nature : the European landscapes of Thomas Fearnley / edited by Ann Sumner and Greg Smith ; contributions by Ernst Haverkamp ... [et al.]. - London : Giles, 2012. - 120 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 26 cm.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, 19th Oct. 2012-27th Jan. 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accompanying a major new exhibition, this volume reveals the full range of the landscape paintings of Thomas Fearnley, an artist in the tradition of the great romantics, as well as placing his work in the broader 19th century context. It also shows how he used his 'en plein air' sketches to work up his final studio paintings.

9781907804106 (pbk.) : £22.95 1907804102


Fearnley, Thomas, 1802-1842 --Exhibitions.


Art and Design.