{"product_id":"on-location-drawing-the-outdoors","title":"On Location: Drawing the Outdoors","description":"\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"Htext\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eA journey through drawings by groundbreaking 19th-century artists who left the studio to look outside for inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Htext\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEdited by Joachim Homann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Htext\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublication date: September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003eISBN: 9780300292756\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e312 pages; 8.25 x 10.5 in.\u003cbr\u003e210 images\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003ePublished by the Harvard Art Museums\u003cbr\u003eDistributed by Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 150 drawings and watercolors by some of the 19th century’s most celebrated artists, \u003cem\u003eOn Location: Drawing the Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e investigates a monumental shift in artistic practice: the moment artists stepped outside the studio for inspiration and understanding. From Edouard Manet and William Blake to Paul Cézanne and Caspar David Friedrich, this publication includes works by artists spanning national and regional schools across Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuiding readers on an artistic expedition, this publication charts ten trails or thematic pathways through the collection, replicating the thrill of outdoor exploration and encompassing the rich variety of nature’s subjects. By tracing patterns of artistic experience, the obstacles and opportunities encountered outside, and the materiality and techniques of 19th-century works, the book asks critical questions—what constitutes a landscape, and what does it mean to draw \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e outdoors rather than to draw \u003cem\u003ewhile\u003c\/em\u003e outdoors?—and invites readers to consider these works in the context of contemporary issues of environmentalism, the relationship between art and technology, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe related exhibition, \u003cem\u003eOn Location: Drawing the Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e, is on view at the Harvard Art Museums from September 18, 2026 through January 17, 2027. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoachim Homann is the Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings in the Division of European and American Art at the Harvard Art Museums. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions by Susanne Bartels, Meghan Grady, Joachim Homann, Penley Knipe, Kacper Kolęda, Sarah Rosenthal, Miriam Stewart, and Erik Zou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunding for the \u003cem\u003eOn Location: Drawing the Outdoors\u003c\/em\u003e exhibition and related programming was provided by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund, the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Support Fund for the Study of Dutch Drawing, the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions, and the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund. The accompanying catalogue was made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Publication Funds, including the Henry P. McIlhenny Fund. Additional project support was provided by the Almathea Charitable Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard Art Museums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744968695994,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/0133\/files\/OnLocation_book_FRONTCOVER_060226.jpg?v=1780492090","url":"https:\/\/shop.harvardartmuseums.org\/products\/on-location-drawing-the-outdoors","provider":"Harvard Art Museums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}