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John Flaxman : line to contour / curated by David Bindman; edited by Jonathan Watkins; texts by David Bindman.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Birmingham : Ikon Gallery, [2013]Description: 109 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781904864813
  • 1904864813
Contained works:
  • Flaxman, John, 1755-1826. Works. Selections
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword -- Line into contour: Flaxmanʹs drawing in practice and theory / David Bindman -- Drawing -- The consolation of the afterlife: Flaxmanʹs church monuments / David Bindman -- Sculpture -- Flaxman and UCL / David Bindman -- List of works.
Summary: John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a leading exponent of British Neoclassicism, renowed during his lifetime for minimally drawn illustrations. Featuring texts by eminent curator and art historian David Bindman, this catalogue consists predominantly of drawings and plaster models for sculpture from the UCL Art Museum at University College London.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 13th February - 21st April 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword -- Line into contour: Flaxmanʹs drawing in practice and theory / David Bindman -- Drawing -- The consolation of the afterlife: Flaxmanʹs church monuments / David Bindman -- Sculpture -- Flaxman and UCL / David Bindman -- List of works.

John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a leading exponent of British Neoclassicism, renowed during his lifetime for minimally drawn illustrations. Featuring texts by eminent curator and art historian David Bindman, this catalogue consists predominantly of drawings and plaster models for sculpture from the UCL Art Museum at University College London.