Gainsboroughs Cottage Doors An Insight Into The Artists Last Decade

Gainsboroughs Cottage Doors An Insight Into The Artists Last Decade

by Hugh Belsey

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The work of Thomas Gainsborough is characterized by a series of subjects that preoccupied him, which with time he was able to hone and define more clearly. Inspired by the recent identification of a third autograph version of his masterpiece 'The Cottage Door', this book examines the significance of the multiple versions of designs that the artist produced during the 1780s. It demonstrates that without the pressure of exhibiting his work annually at the Academy and without a string of sitters waiting for their finished portraits, Gainsborough's work became more personal, more thoughtful and searching. Richly illustrated with beautiful new photography, this study of the last phase of the artist's work is a totally fresh interpretation of not only the Cottage Door theme, which Gainsborough revisited over nearly 20 years, but other key late works such as Mrs Sheridan and Diana and Acteon. 0Exhibition: Huntington Library and Art Collection, San Marino, USA (01.06.-02.12.2013).

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