In Front of Nature: The European Landscapes of Thomas Fearnley

This the first monograph in English on Thomas Fearnley (1802—1842), a major romantic landscape artist from Norway. It reveals the full range of Fearnley’s landscape paintings, from large oils to spontaneous sketches, which he produced en plein air during his summer travels in Europe. An innovative artist, deeply committed to naturalism, he is overdue a major reevaluation. The book also examines the artist’s British links both through his Yorkshire ancestors and as a result of his visit from...