Lawrence Gowing: Selected Writings on Art

by Sarah Whitfield and Lawrence Gowing

As one of the leading critical voices on art of the post-war years, Lawrence Gowing (1918-91) combined a passion for close visual involvement with formidable literary skills.

Having begun his career as a painter, Gowing's monograph on Vermeer (1952) brought him early recognition as a writer who combined this experience with a meticulous historical perspective. His foremost commitment was to the pioneering painters of the late-nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905464657
• ISBN13: 9781905464654
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Ridinghouse
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.7"