Victorian Painting in Oils and Watercolours

In this latest book by Christopher Wood, the country’s leading writer on Victorian art, the two mediums of oil and watercolour are studied in a single volume. Victorian oil paintings are covered in the first half of the book. The chapter is introduced with a concise survey of painting in the Victorian age, demonstrating that this was one of the most productive and exciting periods of British art. Wood discusses the development and characteristics of Victorian painting, setting them within the context of time. Victorian art clearly reflected the tastes, aspirations and prejudices of the Victorians, particularly those of the...