Gwen Stephens (6 results)

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 223 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour); 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Tate Britain, London, 29 September 2004 to 9 January 2005 and touring to the National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, 12 February to 15 May 2005. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Augustus John (1878-1961) was one of the best-known and most colorful British artists of his generation, while his sister Gwen (1876-1939) led a reclusive life studying under Whistler in Paris. Since the 1960s, Gwen John's intense studies of female nudes and portraits have made her a feminist icon, and Augustus's work has fallen from fashion. This book, with more than 100 color illustrations, examines the sibling artists side by side for the first time." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Gwen John and Augustus John: mutual differences, by David Fraser Jenkins; 'Augustus's sister': Gwen John: wholeness, harmony and radiance, by Lisa Tickner; Catalogue: entries on Gwen John compiled, Edited by Cecily Langdale; Catalogue: entries on Augustus John compiled, Edited by Tim Batchelor, David Fraser Jenkins and Chris Stephens; 1. A common start: paintings, drawings and etchings to about 1906; 2. Gwen and Augustus: portraits, indoors and out of doors 1907-1912; 3. Augustus: Gypsy fantasies 1906-1914; 4. Gwen: the perfection of painting 1914-1925; 5. Gwen and Augustus: divergent paths c.1914-1930; The rules or problems of painting: Gwen John's later painting technique, by Mary Bustin; Chronology, by Edited by Tim Batchelor; Bibliography, by Edited by Krzysztof Cieszkowski. Size: 4to. Collectible. …

4to, 223pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good paperback copy. Corners a little curled.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1977 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 24 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…