ED QUIGLEY

description

1st Edition. Quigley's art was greatly influenced by illustrations found in newsmagazines such as Harper's Weekly from the mid-to-late 1800s. His palette, loose brushstroke, sweeping arid landscapes, masculine focus, and fascination with spirited horses are similar to the paintings that were popular fifty years earlier. However, his vision of the western hero's relationship with nature is greatly different. The heroes of famous cowboy genre artists Frederick Remington and Charles Russell struggle to achieve dominance over a hostile uncivilized world. Quigley's vision is just the opposite. His western scenes are largely pastoral. His strong, calm cowboys are shown to be at peace with the rugged landscape; perhaps they could even be seen as an extension of their environment. Although his themes are often active and exciting, there is no suggestion of deeper conflict or mortal danger. The change in western genre art can be attributed to a new mythology of the West. Remington and Russell were Easterners who painted depictions of the Far West for an eastern audience. They were sympathetic with contemporary imperialist public policy and the popular belief in manifest destiny. Quigley was a Westerner who painted the West as many people from his generation wanted to remember it. He created an ideal past and gave a sense of history to a very new culture

condition

Like new: Signed and dated by the artist on the title page in pen. DJ has minor wear to the edges otherwise book is in like new condition. Interior pages are tight crisp and clean

Dimensions

Height: 12.25 inches

Length: 10.5 inches

Width: 0.75 inches

Language

English

ISBN 13

978112751690