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A Revolution on Canvas: The Rise of Women Artists in Britain and France, 1760-1830
Spies-Gans, Paris: A Revolution on Canvas: The Rise of Women Artists in Britain and France, 1760-1830. New Haven: 2022. 384 pages. 157 colour and black and white illustrations. Hardback. 25x20cms. An in-depth exploration of how women artists operated within the art market of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century London and Paris. Five chapters consider the rise of women artists in the two cities, the challenges of becoming an exhibiting artist, the politics of choosing a subject to exhibit - with portraiture and complex narrative scenes highlighting actions taken by women being the most popular, and the creation of integral commercial networks. The study ends with a coda on Maggi Hambling's 'A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft'.
An in-depth exploration of how women artists operated within the art market of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century London and Paris. Five chapters consider the rise of women artists in the two cities, the challenges of becoming an exhibiting artist, the politics of choosing a subject to exhibit - with portraiture and complex narrative scenes highlighting actions taken by women being the most popular, and the creation of integral commercial networks. The study ends with a coda on Maggi Hamblings A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft. Text in English
