St Paul's from Moor Lane: Set Alongside Mark Hudson's Introductory Essay 'cyril Mann's Post-war Cityscapes' and Veronica Cecil's Short Story 'as Flies to Wanton Boys'

Mann, Cyril (Illustrator)/ Cecil, Veronica/ Hudson, Mark

ISBN 10: 0956992005 / ISBN 13: 9780956992000

Published by Sylph Editions, 2012

About this Item

36 pages. 10.75x9.25x0.15 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: St Paul's from Moor Lane: Set Alongside Mark Hudson's Introductory Essay 'cyril Mann's Post-war Cityscapes' and Veronica Cecil's Short Story 'as Flies to Wanton Boys'
• Publisher: Sylph Editions
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956992005
• ISBN 13: 9780956992000
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Mann, Cyril
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.19 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

The fourth edition of The Nobile Folios explores St Paul’s from Moor Lane, painted by Cyril Mann in 1948. London in the late ’40s was beleaguered by the devastation of war. Mann cast his intense gaze on this scarred cityscape, and saw it for what it was. But his was no regular gaze: he saw the vitality and energy beneath this desperation which was symbolized by blinding light of the glowing ochre sun.

 

This folio unearths Mann’s vision by setting free the miraculous details that form this astounding canvas and by allowing two works to inform our reading of it. The first, a thoughtful essay by art critic Mark Hudson that contextualizes the painting and the artist; the other, a moving story by novelist Veronica Cecil about a cantankerous painter tapping into his creative energies.

About the Author

Cyril Mann (1911-1980) was a British painter and sculptor who added a new dimension to figurative art by exploring the dynamic effects of sunlight in a different way from his predecessors. The artist also completed a number of sculptures, including a commission to carve a family crest for a manor house.