Gwen John: Art And Life In London Paris Alicia Foster Thames Hudson Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts General

A Sunday Times Art Book Of The Year: First Critical Illustrated Biography This Much-Loved Artist Locating Her Firmly In Worlds Late 19Th- And Early 20Th-Century London Paris One Most Significant British Artists Twentieth Century Gwen John (1867-1939) Made Life Work Within Heady Demolishes Myth As Recluse Situates Brilliant Singular Assured Amid Rich Cultural Milieu That Included James Mcneill Whistler Henri Matisse Pablo Picasso Paula Modersohn-Becker Maude Gonne Historian Curator Novelist Alicia Foster Draws On Previously Unpublished Archival Sources To Explore John’s Many Relationships With Writers Including Affair Auguste Rodin Passionate Friendships Jeanne Robert Véra Oumançoff Correspondence Among Others Poet Rainer Maria Rilke Slade Compatriot Fellow Painter Ursula Tyrwhitt Library Ranging From Writing By Friends Arthur Symonds French Philosophy Religious Thought Is Considered Part Increasing Presence Visibility Women Early-Twentieth-Century World Rooms Salons Story An Both Devoted Craft Deeply Involved Creativity Era Over 120 Illustrations John: Offers Lively Meticulously Researched Portrait Vital Utterly Compelling Figure Twentieth-Century History Σελίδες: 272 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0820 Διαστάσεις: 16 5X16 5Cm