Augustus John
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
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Few artists of the twentieth century embodied the spirit of bohemian defiance and raw, untamed genius quite like Augustus John, and John Rothenstein's authoritative monograph stands as the definitive portrait of this remarkable Welsh painter. Published by Phaidon Press in 1946, this richly illustrated volume chronicles the life and career of one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial draughtsmen, whose virtuosic command of line and colour secured his reputation as a towering figure of the British art world, while his turbulent personal life made him a legend far beyond the confines of the studio. Rothenstein, himself a distinguished art historian and director of the Tate Gallery, brings both scholarly rigour and personal insight to his examination of John's oeuvre, presenting the artist's portraits, landscapes, and figure compositions with a critical authority that illuminates the contradictions at the heart of his subject. The text argues convincingly for John's place in the canon of great British painters, tracing the arc of a career that blazed brilliantly in its early years and left an indelible mark on the nation's cultural identity. For anyone captivated by the intersection of artistic greatness and a life lived to magnificent excess, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: can true genius ever be fully tamed, or does it demand the freedom to destroy as much as it creates?
Author: John Rothenstein
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Phaidon Press Ltd
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: price clipped dj
Few artists of the twentieth century embodied the spirit of bohemian defiance and raw, untamed genius quite like Augustus John, and John Rothenstein's authoritative monograph stands as the definitive portrait of this remarkable Welsh painter. Published by Phaidon Press in 1946, this richly illustrated volume chronicles the life and career of one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial draughtsmen, whose virtuosic command of line and colour secured his reputation as a towering figure of the British art world, while his turbulent personal life made him a legend far beyond the confines of the studio. Rothenstein, himself a distinguished art historian and director of the Tate Gallery, brings both scholarly rigour and personal insight to his examination of John's oeuvre, presenting the artist's portraits, landscapes, and figure compositions with a critical authority that illuminates the contradictions at the heart of his subject. The text argues convincingly for John's place in the canon of great British painters, tracing the arc of a career that blazed brilliantly in its early years and left an indelible mark on the nation's cultural identity. For anyone captivated by the intersection of artistic greatness and a life lived to magnificent excess, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: can true genius ever be fully tamed, or does it demand the freedom to destroy as much as it creates?