Ireland's incredible artistic heritage is celebrated in this entertaining, enlightening book. From the Newgrange kerbstone to Francis Bacon's studio, Bhreathnach-Lynch takes us through a history of Irish art in 50 works, celebrating each along the way.

This first in-depth chronicle of Irish watercolors and drawings is a remarkable visual record of Ireland's landscapes and its history. Trace the foundation and development of watercolors and drawings in that country, and discover their many aspects, traditions, and techniques. Over 70 color and 175 black-and-white illustrations reproduce miniatures, topographical views, classical landscapes, botanical and decorative studies of plants, caricatures, marine painting, and portraits. Concise biographies of more than 200 artists, from the relatively unknown to the widely acclaimed and sought after, summarize important aspects of the artists' lives or works.

"Irish Watercolors and Drawings offers a unique chronicle of Irish history. The exquisite watercolors, drawings, and pastels reproduced here capture a broad range of Irish experience, extending beyond picturesque landscapes and pretty colleens to Irish emigrants arriving in America, polar expeditions, Maori encampments, army barracks, horse races, taverns, grand country houses, and the interiors of Irish cabins." "Key Irish artists such as George Barret, Francis Danby, Frederick William Burton, and Jack Yeats, along with many less well known figures, are seen in historical and social contexts. Irish painters abroad - in North America, Australia, New Zealand, India, and elsewhere - are treated in a special section. Artists who visited and were inspired by Ireland are also represented." "The comprehensive text accompanies more than 400 illustrations, among them many unfamiliar works from museums and private collections around the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Pull-out outlines on tracing paper are provided for six beautiful paintings, along with full step-by-step instructions for how to bring Irish landscapes to life with watercolours.