Rare Special Editions available for ACC Art Books –  More Information

Sydney Lee Prints

Sydney Lee Prints

A Catalogue Raisonné

By (author) Robert Meyrick

£29.95

Log in to add this to your wishlist.
  • This is the first publication to ever be devoted to this remarkable twentieth-century artist
  • Robert Meyrick has meticulously researched Lee's work to create a definitive catalogue raisonné
  • Will be of interest to art students, especially those who specialise in wood engraving
Full Description

The first publication devoted to the work of Sydney Lee RA (1866-1949), this fully illustrated and annotated catalogue raisonné of his prints offers a long overdue appraisal of his contribution to British art. Primarily a painter, Lee was widely acclaimed during his lifetime for his virtuosic prints of landscapes, town scenes and historic buildings, executed in a remarkable variety of sizes and mediums. From the Colosseum in Rome to the summit of Snowdon and the windmills of Kent, he travelled throughout Britain and Europe in search of subjects both epic and picturesque. A leading authority on printmaking and a committed collector of Lee’s prints, Robert Meyrick here identifies the precise locations of these subjects, and for the first time establishes an accurate chronology of Lee’s printed oeuvre. In an accompanying essay Meyrick examines the artists reputation, while placing his work in the context of artistic practice in Britain and beyond.

About the Author

Robert Meyrick is head of the School of Art and keeper of the School of Art Museum and Collections at Aberystwyth University in Wales. In 2001 he was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in recognition of his services to printmaking in Britain.

Specifications
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts
ISBN
9781907533402
Published
4th Jan 2017
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
241 mm x 226 mm
Pages
196 Pages
Illustrations
100 color
Recently Viewed

Please log-in or create an account to see your recent items.