J.E.H. MacDonald Up Close

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Publication Year:
2025

ISBN-13: 9781773104508

<p>At the height of his career, J.E.H. MacDonald&#8217;s paintings and oil sketches reveal a mastery of colour mixing, a sureness of brushstroke, and a deep understanding of compositional design. His striking landscapes and views of nature are an important artistic legacy and confirm his essential place among the Group of Seven painters. </p><p><i>J.E.H. MacDonald Up Close</i> provides a fresh interpretation of MacDonald&#8217;s artistic development and sheds new light on questions of authenticity and dating surrounding MacDonald&#8217;s paintings. Here art conservation experts Kate Helwig and Alison Douglas combine rigorous scientific analysis with a close visual examination of MacDonald&#8217;s work to focus on his materials and techniques. Exploring the interface between art history and science, Helwig and Douglas use excerpts from MacDonald&#8217;s diaries, letters, and lectures to provide socio-historical context to their in-depth reading of the paintings as physical objects.</p><p>Helwig and Douglas&#8217;s fascinating text is accompanied not only by reproductions of key artworks, but also by never-before-seen photographs taken through a microscope. These unique, close-up views of MacDonald&#8217;s working methods reveal the texture of his brushstrokes and the characteristic ways he layered and mixed his paint.</p>