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Nathaniel Harris (1) (1937–)

Author of The Life and Works of Dali

For other authors named Nathaniel Harris, see the disambiguation page.

100 Works 2,255 Members 16 Reviews

About the Author

Nathaniel Harris studied at University College, Oxford, before beginning a career in publishing, where he served as editor of The Encyclopedia of the Arts and The Romantics. Since the publication of Struggle for Supremacy in 1969, he has been a full-time author, specializing in historical and show more geographical subjects. Nathaniel Harris has written more than sixty books, including Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt and Mummies, advised on historical series, and contributed to numerous periodicals. He currently lives in the west of England show less

Series

Works by Nathaniel Harris

The Life and Works of Dali (1994) 160 copies
Masterworks of Van Gogh (1990) 130 copies
A Treasury of Impressionism (1979) 89 copies
History of Ancient Greece (2000) 74 copies
History of Ancient Rome (2000) 69 copies
The Life and Works of Manet (1994) 57 copies
The Art of Van Gogh (1982) 53 copies
The Art of Cézanne (1982) 49 copies
The Art of Toulouse-Lautrec (1900) 45 copies
The Art of the Renaissance (1995) 39 copies
The Art of Michelangelo (1981) 34 copies
The Art of Manet (1982) 28 copies
Understanding Michelangelo (1976) 26 copies
Chippendale (1989) 22 copies
Victorian Antiques (1973) 20 copies
Paul Cézanne (2003) 20 copies
World War II (Timelines) (2007) 16 copies
The Rise of Hitler (2004) 15 copies
Great Works of African Art (1996) 14 copies
Porcelain Figurines (1975) 12 copies
The Forties and Fifties (1975) 9 copies
The Paintings of Manet (1989) 8 copies
Japanese Prints (1974) 8 copies
The Greeks and Romans (1980) 8 copies
Mosaics (Stories in Art) (2008) 6 copies
Life in ancient Egypt (2007) 3 copies
Burma (Global Hotspots) (2010) 3 copies
Vida y obra de Dal (1995) 2 copies
Lautrec - Vida y Obras (1997) 1 copy
A D. H. Lawrence Album (1986) 1 copy
History Around Us (1979) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1937
Gender
male
Country (for map)
England, UK

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PTArts | 1 other review | Oct 6, 2021 |
I've read quite a few books on Gustav Klimt already, but I can't seem to get enough of his artwork! Obviously this tiny book can't compete with the larger publications like Taschen, nor does the author have much space to really discuss Klimt's work, but it was none the less a well done book. The author has chosen a broad selection of Klimt's work, drawing from the mosaics, portraits, and landscapes throughout his well-established career to give readers a plausible overview of an artist without attempting (foolishly) to be comprehensive. Each selection is accompanied by a short paragraph which introduces each painting's main theme, which while they are too brief to be truely satisfactory, we are given enough titilating details about Klimt's themes, motivations, and inspirations (as well as the artistic climate of the period) that we are drawn to seek out further information and discussion. My only complaint is that a few of the paintings seemed cropped in their reproduction, but I understand why the size restraints had to come into play.… (more)
 
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JaimieRiella | 3 other reviews | Feb 25, 2021 |
Fifty of Klimt's most famous paintings were shown in beautiful color and also discussed. I loved this book; it was so visually pleasing. Three comments/observations:
1. The last sentence of many of the painting bios is "destroyed in 1945." (sad--degenerate art to the Nazis)
2. ".....was created for Klimt's secret erotic gratification" This author certainly was not in a position to
make this assumption.
3. ".....no men were allowed in 99% of Klimt's paintings, but the male voyeur is an unseen presence...." very opinionated! (but maybe true) The fact is that it is women who wanted portraits of themselves.

Even though I thought the author went on too much concerning the erotic nature of some of the paintings, this was a great book.
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Tess_W | 3 other reviews | Aug 4, 2017 |

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