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In James Clarke Hook Juliet McMaster tracks the life and career of the brilliant yet underappreciated Victorian painter, from his rigorous training at the Royal Academy Schools, his travelling studentship in Florence and Venice, and his work as a historical painter, to the discovery of his métier as an inspired painter of contemporary rural and coastal scenes.



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"Juliet McMaster convincingly blends biography with discussion of art works and references to contemporary literature (Thackeray and Dickens) and art criticism (Ruskin) in this first comprehensive study of the life and art of Hook, an outstanding colourist and imaginative creator of engaging compositions, most highly regarded for his empathetic portrayal of life by the sea." Judith Nasby, author of The Making of a Museum

James Clarke Hook

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      Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9780228014454, 978-0228014454
      ISBN10: 022801445X
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      History of art Individual artists, art monographs Nature in the arts

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In James Clarke Hook Juliet McMaster tracks the life and career of the brilliant yet underappreciated Victorian painter, from his rigorous training at the Royal Academy Schools, his travelling studentship in Florence and Venice, and his work as a historical painter, to the discovery of his métier as an inspired painter of contemporary rural and coastal scenes.



      Trade Review

      "Juliet McMaster convincingly blends biography with discussion of art works and references to contemporary literature (Thackeray and Dickens) and art criticism (Ruskin) in this first comprehensive study of the life and art of Hook, an outstanding colourist and imaginative creator of engaging compositions, most highly regarded for his empathetic portrayal of life by the sea." Judith Nasby, author of The Making of a Museum

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