An Artist in Venice

Adam Van Doren, Simon Winchester

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English

David R Godine
15 January 2013

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Filled with wit and insight, this is a fascinating tour of Venice from an artist's perspective. The city of Venice has always provided an almost irresistible lure for both writers and artists. Henry James loved it, as did Ruskin, Browning, Pound, and Brodsky. For artists, it has been a compulsory magnet since the time of Bellini and Canaletto. By the 19th century there was hardly an artist of note - Whistler and Turner, Sargent and Prendergas - who was not seduced by the city's charms, history, and aesthetic heritage. For the depiction of Venice by artists, it's a high bar that's been set, but Adam Van Doren, grandson of the Pulitzer prize-winning poet Mark Van Doren, convincingly confronts the competition in this charming memoir, a verbal and visual account of his love affair with the city. His story is personal; like all other artists, he sees the city through his own eyes, but he is also well-informed historically, lacing his tour with information, opinion, and wit.

By: Adam Van Doren
Foreword by: Simon Winchester
Imprint: David R Godine
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9781567924541
ISBN 10: 1567924549
Pages: 123
Publication Date: 15 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Van Doren is a former Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. He has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. and the Addison Gallery of American Art among, others.

Reviews for An Artist in Venice

[Van Doren] pulls of the not-inconsequential feat of conjuring some of the best-known views of the world with fresh eyes. -- Ralph Gardner Jr. The Wall Street Journal