Happy England

Happy England

To choose a title that will felicitously fit the lifework of an artist is no easy matter, especially when the product is a very varied one, and the producer is disposed to take a modest estimate of its value. In the present case the titles that have suggested themselves to one or other of those concerned in the selection have not been few, and a friendly contest has ensued over the desire of the artist on the one hand to belittle, and of author and publishers on the other to fairly appraise, both the ground which her work covers and the qualities which it contains. The first point to be considered in giving the 2 volume a name was that it forms one of a series in which an endeavourand, to judge by public appreciation, a successful endeavourhas been made to illustrate in colour an artists impressions of a particular country: as, for instance, Mr. John Fulleyloves of the Holy Land, Mr. Talbot Kellys of Egypt, and Mr. Mortimer Menpess of Japan. Now Mrs. Allingham throughout her work has been steadfast in her adherence to the portrayal of one country only. She has never travelled or painted outside Europe, and within its limits only at one place outside the British Isles, namely, Venice. Even in her native country her work has been strictly localised. Neither Scotland nor Wales has attracted her attention since the days when she first worked seriously as an artist, and Ireland has only received a scanty meed, and that due to family ties. England, therefore, was the one and only name under which her work could be included within the series, and that has very properly been assigned to it. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 54696
Author: Huish, Marcus B. (Marcus Bourne)
Release Date: May 10, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Allingham, Helen Paterson, 1848-1926