Ronald Roesch and Nathalie Gagnon
Ashgate
Hardback
558
2007
Thinking through the Eye is a collection of 12 essays by teachers and consultants from the Sotheby?»s Institute, introduced by Tony Godfrey. They each treat a single artifact, approaching it from the Institute?»s teaching maxim that an object must be looked at and ?«read?» before any understanding of its context can be made. The subjects cover a broad spectrum of works from a Japanese lacquer box in the Victoria and Albert Museum to a sculpture by Jacob Epstein. The common theme running through the essays is market value and what its fluctuations tell us about the object and how it affects that object?»s position in an art-historical context. Lively written and beautifully illustrated, Thinking through the Eye is essential for the scholar, professional and connoisseur.
Ashgate
Hardback
558
2007
Thinking through the Eye is a collection of 12 essays by teachers and consultants from the Sotheby?»s Institute, introduced by Tony Godfrey. They each treat a single artifact, approaching it from the Institute?»s teaching maxim that an object must be looked at and ?«read?» before any understanding of its context can be made. The subjects cover a broad spectrum of works from a Japanese lacquer box in the Victoria and Albert Museum to a sculpture by Jacob Epstein. The common theme running through the essays is market value and what its fluctuations tell us about the object and how it affects that object?»s position in an art-historical context. Lively written and beautifully illustrated, Thinking through the Eye is essential for the scholar, professional and connoisseur.