Waterhouse, J.W.

J.W. Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse is among the most popular Victorian artists, and many of his paintings, such as The Lady of Shalott, Hylas and the Nymphs and Ophelia, have become icons of femininity recognized the world over. With their compelling composition, glowing colour and Impressionist-inflected technique, these paintings are admired for their beauty, yet at the same time they have the power to transport the viewer into a romantic world of myth and legend.Waterhouse's depictions of female beauty reflect his age's complex and ambivalent attitudes towards women, in which Victorian ideals of sentiment and duty commingled with less noble undercurrents of erotic desire and misogyny. In this fresh and innovative study of the artist, Peter Trippi presents a new analysis of Waterhouse's seductresses, martyrs and nymphs, together with a lively discussion of the cultural and historical circumstances in which these images were painted.This authoritative volume utilizes new research to provide an accessible biography of the artist and to assess his place in the late Victorian art world. Themes explored include Waterhouse's passion for Italy, literature and the classical world, his participation in England's Royal Academy, his stylistic influences and studio practices, and the collectors, dealers, critics and curators who helped make him famous in his day.Like other Victorian artists, Waterhouse was neglected through much of the twentieth century, but as critical inhibitions have fallen away the revival of his fortune has been dramatic. Today he is again acknowledged as a master painter. Peter Trippi's monograph provides a timely re-evaluationthat combines a close reading of Waterhouse's imagery with a candid appraisal of his unique talent.

J W Waterhouse

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Billy Liar. (Home Video). (movie review): An article from: Cineaste

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Title: Billy Liar. (Home Video). (movie review)
Author: Leonard Quart
Publication: Cineaste (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2002
Publisher: Cineaste Publishers, Inc.
Volume: 27 Issue: 3 Page: 47(3)

Article Type: Movie Review

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John William Waterhouse a Folio of Notecards Set! Gift

Ten assorted notecards (5 each of 2 styles) with white envelopes in a decorative folder.

John William Waterhouse, R.A., 1849-1917: [catalogue of an exhibition held at the] Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park, Sheffield, 14 October-19 November 1978 ... 2 December 1978-13 January 1979

J.W. Waterhouse: Myth and Romance

Record of The Art Museum, Princeton University: Volume 34, Number 1, 1975: Notes on Drawings 11: Victorian Academics: Leighton, Poynter, and Waterhouse / The Art of Painting No. 2 by Jim Dine / Acquisitions 1974

Contains: "Notes on Drawings 11: Victorian Academics: Leighton, Poynter, and Waterhouse" by James Henry Rubin; "The Art of Painting No. 2 by Jim Dine" by Robert Lafond; "Acquisitions of The Art Museum 1974"; and "Notes on the Contributors." Illustrated with black and white photographs/reproductions.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein [Sotheby's, Dec. 11, 2003]

A phenomenal collection of Art Deco and Art Nouveau furniture and objects, along with European and American paintings from 1860 to 1940. Each lot is described in detail and given pre-auction estimates. WORKS OF ART IN SALE: Art Deco, Symbolist,Victorian Paintings(John William Waterhouse, entitled The Siren), Waterhouse, William Adolphe Bouguereau's Le Canephores , 20th Century Decorative arts and much more. 236 pp; full of color photographs of the 251 lots.

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