After Thomas Hearne

Artists/Creators: Ian Hamilton Finlay (Creator)
Wild Hawthorn Press (Publisher)
Date: 1977
ID #: 3.1.0.0028
Level of Description: Item

Object Description

Item is a card with two drawings of a landscape: the first, "Palladian" has smooth ground, and the second "Picturesque" has been broken by molehills. According to 18th century aesthetic theory, broken surfaces were more pleasing than smooth ones.

Physical Description

Physical Extent: 1 card : ill. ; 15 x 10.7 cm
Material Type: Graphic material

History

Collection: Concrete Poetry series
Credit Line: –
Related Exhibitions: –

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