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Hogarth

David Bindman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:13th Jan '22

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A new, updated edition of this illuminating study on one of Britain’s most famous artists and satirists

Hogarth was one of the great 18th-century painters, a marvellous colourist and innovator at all levels of artistic expression. Art historian David Bindman surveys the works of this artist whose wry humour and sharp wit were reflected in his prolific paintings and prints including The Rake’s Progress and Marriage-A-la-Mode. Hogarth was also a master of pictorial satire, highlighting the moral and political hypocrisies of the day with delightful detail and comedy – themes that resonate deeply with our times. The artist was a keen observer of class and society; this new edition has been specially updated to include a discussion of Hogarth’s many representations of Black people in 18th-century Britain, a subject that has long been overlooked.

Now revised with additional material and illustrated in colour throughout, this is a vivid and incisive study of the man and his art.

With 172 illustrations in colour

'A clear and well-conceived introduction to Hogarth’s exuberant and complex appeal … warmly recommended' - Times Literary Supplement
'David Bindman’s text is clear and informative and the illustrations numerous and of good quality' - Spectator
'Excellent … He is very good on the engraved series and in describing Hogarth’s character' - Apollo

ISBN: 9780500204771

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

224 pages

Second edition