{"product_id":"2026100009767-secondhand-an-artists-life-the-second-burst-the-finish","title":"An Artist's Life: The Second Burst - The Finish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in twentieth-century British art lived as boldly, painted as brilliantly, or spoke as controversially as Sir Alfred Munnings — and An Artist's Life: The Second Burst - The Finish captures the full, unfiltered sweep of that extraordinary existence. Originally published across three volumes, this specially abridged edition chronicles the later chapters of Munnings's life, from the height of his fame as the nation's foremost equestrian painter to his incendiary presidency of the Royal Academy, where his outspoken defence of traditional art against the tide of modernism made him one of the most talked-about figures in the cultural establishment.\n\nMunnings writes with the same fierce energy and vivid precision that defined his canvases — his prose is earthy, candid, and alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of the English countryside he so passionately immortalised in paint. This abridged edition, prepared with an introduction by W. G. Luscombe, presents the essential arc of his autobiography to a wider readership without sacrificing the raw authenticity that makes it so compelling. For lovers of art history, biography, and the grand, opinionated personalities who shaped British cultural life, this memoir poses an irresistible question: was Munnings the last great champion of a dying tradition, or simply a man too honest for his own time?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203286671579,"sku":"2026100009767-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/55271149-c51b-47c3-9aba-9d38d9229cee.png?v=1788147597","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009767-secondhand-an-artists-life-the-second-burst-the-finish","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}