Présente l'oeuvre de cette médium du XIXe siècle qui a produit des séries d'aquarelles abstraites, en étant inspirée par les esprits d'artistes divers, notamment de la Renaissance, et d'êtres angéliques. ©Electre 2025
Georgiana Houghton (1814-1884) was a spiritualist medium who, in the 1860s and 1870s, produced a remarkable series of largely abstract watercolours. Detailed explanations on the back of the works declare that her hand was guided by various spirits, including several Renaissance artists and higher angelic beings. In 1871 Houghton rented a gallery in Old Bond Street and presented her 'spirit drawings' to a startled London audience. One critic pronounced it to be "the most astonishing exhibition in London at the present moment".
The visual power of the works and their pioneering use of abstract forms make them remarkable products of Victorian culture and fascinating precursors to later concerns of modern art. However, they are almost completely unknown today. This publication, which accompanies an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, is the first devoted to Houghton's spirit drawings and brings them to light after 150 years in obscurity.
Paru le : 05/07/2016
Thématique : Histoire de la peinture Monographies de peintres
Auteur(s) : Non précisé.
Éditeur(s) :
Paul Holberton publishing
The Courtauld Gallery
Collection(s) : Non précisé.
Contributeur(s) : Auteur : Simon Grant - Auteur : Larsen Lars Bang - Auteur : Marco Pasi - Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen - Editeur scientifique (ou intellectuel) : Barnaby Wright
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-1-911300-02-1
EAN13 : 9781911300021
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 83
Hauteur: 21.0 cm / Largeur 21.0 cm
Épaisseur: 0.9 cm
Poids: 340 g
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