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The Real and the Imagined: Watercolours from The Whitworth Art Gallery
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Published: August 10 2012

トマス・ガーティン 《ピーターバラ大聖堂の西正面》
1796-97年
鉛筆、水彩・紙
マンチェスター大学ウィットワース美術館所蔵

ウィリアム・ブレイク 『ヨーロッパ』 図版1、口絵、《日の老いたる者》
1827年?
レリーフ・エッチング、ペンとインク、水彩、グワッシュ・紙
マンチェスター大学ウィットワース美術館所蔵

The Whitworth Art Gallery, located in The University of Manchester in Britain, mainly houses modern art works. Above all, this collection of more than 4,500 British watercolours and drawings is globally famous and highly regarded.

This exhibition introduces the works of Turner and many other artists representing the watercolours world in Britain.

The exhibition also features Pre-Raphaelite artists such as Rossetti, Millais, Hunt, and Burne-Jones, who are well-known in Japan as well. The heyday of English watercolours, filled with an elegance and tenderness through subtle and delicate colours, will be introduced through approximately 150 watercolours and other works by great artists in Britain during the period spanning the 18th to 19th century.

It is said that the watercolours is a tradition of England. The profound world of watercolours produced not only Turner and Pre-Raphaelite artists but also many other talented artists. Enjoy the world of transparent colours that can only be seen in watercolours.


全文提供:Bunkamura THE MUSEUM
会期:Sat. October 20 - Sun. December 9, 2012
時間:10:00-19:00
会場:Bunkamura THE MUSEUM
Last Updated on October 20 2012
 

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