Sold by MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 386 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliography (p. 363-370) and index. Contents; Contents : Stanley Spencer -- Mark Gertler and Henry Tonks -- Richard Nevinson -- 'The Slade Coster Gang' -- Paul Nash and Dora Carrington -- Roger Fry and post-impressionists -- 'This anarchic & egoistical condition' -- 'That awful ghost Tonks' -- 'The din of happiness' -- 'A most wonderful country' -- Eddie Marsh and Les Jeunes -- 'Georgian painters' -- 'No ordinary war' -- 'A valuable man' -- 'Ever busy yet ever at rest' -- 'Strident lies and foul death' -- War artists -- Armistice -- Epilogue: 'Another life, another world'. Summary; Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler, Paul Nash, Christopher Nevinson, and Stanley Spencer were five of the most important British artists of the 20th century. From diverse backgrounds, they all met at The Slade in London between 1908 and 1910, in what was later described at the school's 'last crisis of brilliance'. Subjects; Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946). Slade School of Art (London). Artists Great Britain. Art, British 20th century. Art, British 20th century Themes, motives. Art and war. World War, (1914-1918) Art and the war. London (England) Intellectual life 20th century. War Artists - British Painting. Artists-Great Britain-Biography. Art, Modern-20th century-Great Britain. Spencer, Stanley, Sir, (1891-1959). Nash, Paul, (1889-1946). Gertler, Mark, (1891-1939). Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne, (1889-1946). Carrington, Dora (de Houghton), (1893-1932). Spencer, Stanley. Nash, Paul. Gertler, Mark. Nevinson, Richard. Carrington, Dora. World War I. Art, British - 20th century - 1910s. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
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