Fuseli and the Modern Woman

Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism

Jonas Beyer, Mechthild Fend, Ketty Gottardo , David Solkin

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Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
13 October 2022

Art & design styles: Romanticism; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

A catalog accompanying the first exhibition devoted to a fascinating group of drawings by one of eighteenth-century Europe's most idiosyncratic, original, and controversial artists. Best known for his notoriously provocative painting The Nightmare, Anglo-Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) cultivated a reputation for eccentricity, with vividly stylized images of supernatural creatures, muscle-bound heroes, and damsels in distress. While these convinced some viewers of the greatness of his genius, others dismissed him as a charlatan, or as completely mad. By bringing together more than fifty of his works, this volume offers unprecedented access to see one of the finest draftsmen of the Romantic period at his most innovative and exciting. Visitors to the show and readers of the lavishly illustrated catalog will further be invited to consider how Fuseli's drawings of women, as products of the turbulent aftermath of the American and French Revolutions, speak to concerns about gender and sexuality that have never been more relevant than they are today. The exhibition showcases drawings brought together from international collections, including the Kunsthaus Zürich, the Auckland Art Gallery in New Zealand, and other European and North American institutions.

By: Jonas Beyer, Mechthild Fend, Ketty Gottardo
Edited by: David Solkin
Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 215mm,
ISBN: 9781913645298
ISBN 10: 1913645290
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 13 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Solkin is professor emeritus at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

Reviews for Fuseli and the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism

Showcasing Fuseli's graphic invention and abiding strangeness, this deeply intelligent exhibition and its catalogue are a substantial contribution to Fuseli studies. * The Burlington Magazine *