The American landscape painter George Inness (1825-1894) was one of the most thoughtful and inventive artists of his generation.
George Inness and the Visionary Landscape presents both a concise overview of Inness's life and work and a focused examination of his philosophical and religious preoccupations. It shows how Inness, inspired by the ideas of the scientist-mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688- 1772), devised a new artistic vocabulary to convey his understanding of the personal visionary experience. Moreover, it reveals commonalities between Inness's prescient work and efforts by the psychologist- philosopher William James (1842-1910) to validate mystical states of mind. It explains for the first time how Inness treated landscape painting as a form of philosophical inquiry that could communicate his holistic belief in the unity of nature and spirit. Full-color and black-and-white reproductions throughoutGeorge Inness and the Visionary Landscape
Brand: George Braziller Inc.
$31.96 - $39.95
- UPC:
- 9780807615775
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2007-01-08
- Author:
- Adrienne Baxter Bell
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- First edition, second paperback printing