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Alison Watt: A Portrait Without Likeness
Alison Watt: A Portrait Without Likeness
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In 16 emphatically modern paintings, renowned artist Alison Watt responds to the remarkable delicacy of female portraits by eighteenth-century Scottish portraitist, Allan Ramsay. In conversation with curator Julie Lawson, Watt discusses how painters look at paintings, explains why Ramsay inspired her, and provides unique insight into her own creative process. Author Andrew O'Hagan responds to Watt's paintings with a new work of short fiction and art historian Tom Normand's commentary explores further layers of depth...

Alison Watt: A Portrait Without Likeness
In 16 emphatically modern paintings, renowned artist Alison Watt responds to the remarkable delicacy of female portraits by eighteenth-century Scottish portraitist, Allan Ramsay. In conversation with curator Julie Lawson, Watt discusses how painters look at paintings, explains why Ramsay inspired her, and provides unique insight into her own creative process. Author Andrew O'Hagan responds to Watt's paintings with a new work of short fiction and art historian Tom Normand's commentary explores further layers of depth to our understanding of both artists.
Hardback
96 pages
ISBN: 9781911054450
Dimensions: 300 x 235mm