- Hardcover: 159 pages
- Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T); illustrated edition edition (October 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0821218816
- ISBN-13: 978-0821218815
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #658,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Prince Charles, who has been painting for 23 years, calls his watercolors 'immediate and very amateur," and most of them do seem to function best as personal souvenirs of farms, windmills, cottages and rugged landscapes. Yet in some of the 73 paintings reproduced here he proves much more than a mere literalist. One need only look at the Turneresque beauty of Looking Towards Mar Lodge in the Rain, the dancing Dufyesque color of Andraitxyes.gs Harbour or the delicate shimmering poetry of Countryside Around Abbeystead. The prince's chatty, unpretentious facing-page commentaries accompany each plate. Along with atmospheric vistas of the English and Scottish countrysides are often serendipitous views of Italy, France, the Turkish coast, a Hong Kong bay and an ancient Jordanian city. Nature's majesty quietly shines through in the best of these pictures.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The watercolor sketches of the British traveler are a familiar form of recording sights and scenes. Working in this long tradition, not unlike his forebear Queen Victoria, Prince Charles has produced a charming portfolio of images depicting the countryside he knows so well and has been making strong efforts to preserve. The works are small, intimate, and well realized. The writing is less polished; although an attempt is made to familiarize the reader with the locales and give a bit of background, the ingenuous style is unfortunate. In general, though, the book is well done. Its proceeds are to go to the Prince of Wales's favorite charities, the protection of the environment and architectural preservation. This is primarily for public libraries.
-Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours: An Inspiring Book, July 31 2001
By AngelofMusic98 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: H. R. H. the Prince of Wales Watercolours (Hardcover)
This delightful book is a treat for those who have an interest in art, England, or for those who simply wish to understand the mind of Prince Charles a little better. Far more than any biography, this book will give you an insight into the artistic mind of the Prince of Wales, as well as enlighten you to the way he feels about the environment, his country, and the World beyond England. The book follows His Highness through his many travels hither and thither around the world, including his travels in Scotland, Italy, Spain, and the Middle East. There are 73 beautiful color examples of Prince Charles's work selected by him. For an "amateur", as the Prince so calls himself, his work reflects the fact that His Highness has put his all into these works, and he has tremendous talent in the watercolour medium. Each of the 73 color plates in this book also are accompanied by Prince Charles's personal experiences while painting the picture. Some of these experiences appear soul-stirring and patriotic; for example his painting entitled View of Double Haven Bay from HMY Britannia. Then there are some phrases throughout the book that are quite humourous. Such as this line from page 38.."I was sitting on a grass slope amongst a large quantity of sheep droppings with my back beginning to give out and with pins and needles in my bottom!" Similar examples of the Prince's humor are all throughout the book. He also addresses some of the problems he had along the way with his artwork, such as rain and the "gentlemen of the press" getting in the way of artistic expression! On the whole, this is a wonderful book that will inspire you with its artwork, and keep you laughing along the way as well with bits of Prince Charles's humor. His rather humble attitude towards his work is understandable, given his position in life. However, His Highness must indeed feel a hint of pride for producing such lovely scenes on paper. I only hope that Prince Charles will eventually publish more of his artwork, for it certainly deserves to reach a wider audience. I highly recommend this book. It is certainly a "must-read" in my library!
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Lovely book!, Sep 26 2007
By Parisanne20 - Published on Amazon.com
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A treasure of a book...pure and simple! One that I enjoy and am very happy to have in my library.
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Love his water colours, Dec 26 2010
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This review is from: H. R. H. the Prince of Wales Watercolours (Hardcover)
Had owned a copy of this book a dozen years ago, and had misplaced it. Because I do water colours myself I wanted another copy. The Prince is a good artist and also a 'green' minded person, long before 'green' became popular. The only downside of the book is there are paintings he has done outside of the country, that were of no interest to me. Do so hope he does another book of his paintings geared more to gardening and other English themes.
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