Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century

by Andrea Wolk Rager and Angus Trumble

The Edwardian age was as brief as the Victorian era that preceded it was long. It has been depicted as an indolent summer afternoon of imperial and elite complacency, but also as a period of rapid political, economic, and artistic change, culminating in the First World War. This magnificent book explores themes of power, nostalgia, and a contrasting lightness of touch that characterized the period. Issues of creation, consumption, and display are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300190255
• ISBN13: 9780300190250
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Yc British Art
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 6.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.9" x 12.3"