Through some 60 works, John House and David Hopkin consider the pictorial representation of the seaside during the 19th century, when the coastline of northern France was transformed from a centre of fishing into the province of the holidaymaker.
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 7 July-30 Sept. 2007, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 20 Oct. 2007-13 Jan. 2008, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn., 9 Feb.-11 May 2008.
Through some 60 works, John House and David Hopkin consider the pictorial representation of the seaside during the 19th century, when the coastline of northern France was transformed from a centre of fishing into the province of the holidaymaker.
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 7 July-30 Sept. 2007, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 20 Oct. 2007-13 Jan. 2008, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn., 9 Feb.-11 May 2008.