Richard Thomson Bücher

Der Symbolismus gilt als die bahnbrechende Kunstströmung des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Seine Bedeutung für die Landschaftsmalerei ist bisher eher unbeachtet geblieben, was umso mehr erstaunt, da die Auswirkungen der Industrialisierung gerade auch in der Landschaftsmalerei zur Suche nach einer neuen Spiritualität führten. Erstmals wird diese Entwicklung nun umfassend dargestellt: Schon die Wegbereiter des Symbolismus setzten sich vielfach mit imaginären Traumwelten und fantastischen Erscheinungen auseinander, und gerade die Landschaft stellte ein Experimentierfeld dar, um den Sehnsüchten nach einer ursprünglichen, unverfälschten Wirklichkeit Gestalt zu verleihen. Aber auch Visionen über Vergänglichkeit und Tod bilden den Hintergrund der symbolistischen Landschaften, deren Vielfalt und Einfluss weit ins 20. Jahrhundert hineinreicht.

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This book is a fascinating history of London Bridge, one of the most iconic landmarks in the city's rich architectural heritage. Author Richard Thomson offers a detailed and engaging account of the bridge's construction, destruction, and reconstruction over the centuries, as well as its role in the life of the city and its people. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and architecture of London.

Valued by scholars for its literary significance, this book is presented in its original form to maintain its authenticity. The intentional inclusion of marks reflects its historical context, making it a crucial resource for future generations.

A groundbreaking collaboration between the National Galleries of Scotland, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Finnish National Gallery, this catalogue accompanies the first exhibition dedicated to landscapes by the Symbolists, the innovative movement whose artists took a more imaginative and emotional approach to painting.

This catalogue is published in conjunction with Seurat's Circus Sideshow, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from February 17 through May 29, 2017.

The first book to focus on Monet's work through his representation of architecture In an innovative approach, Richard Thomson considers Claude Monet's paintings of buildings in their environment, offering a reappraisal of an artist more often associated with landscapes, seascapes, and gardens. Buildings fulfilled various roles in Monet's canvases; some are chiefly compositional devices while others throw into sharp contrast the forms of man- made construction against the irregularity of nature, or suggest the absent presence of humans. The theme was both central and consistent over five decades of his 60-year career. Written by a renowned expert on Impressionism, this book covers Monet's representations of historical buildings, inner cities, beach resorts, railway bridges and stations, suburban housing, and busy harbors-subjects spanning northern France, the Mediterranean, and the cities of Rouen, London, and Venice. In addition to 75 great paintings by Monet, this thematic, picture-led book includes a wealth of comparative material, such as postcards, posters, original travel photography, and rarely seen aerial photography that sets Monet's work firmly in its historical, cultural, and social framework.