Augustus John
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Slipcase: worn
A landmark work of biographical writing, Augustus John presents the life of one of Britain's most celebrated and bohemian painters, whose raw talent and turbulent personal life made him a legendary figure in the early twentieth-century art world. Michael Holroyd chronicles John's rise from a Welsh prodigy to the most fashionable portrait painter of his era, capturing his restless spirit, his complex relationships with women, and his deep connection to Romani culture. Drawing on exhaustive research, Holroyd reconstructs a vivid portrait of an artist who burned brightly at the centre of a remarkable social and creative milieu that included writers, aristocrats, and fellow painters. The biography is authoritative yet compulsively readable, balancing rigorous scholarship with a narrative drive that brings both the man and his age to life. Originally published in two volumes, this Penguin edition presents Holroyd's magisterial account of a genius whose life was as dramatic and colourful as his canvases.
Author: Michael Holroyd
Format: Paperback
Published: 1976, Penguin
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Slipcase: worn
A landmark work of biographical writing, Augustus John presents the life of one of Britain's most celebrated and bohemian painters, whose raw talent and turbulent personal life made him a legendary figure in the early twentieth-century art world. Michael Holroyd chronicles John's rise from a Welsh prodigy to the most fashionable portrait painter of his era, capturing his restless spirit, his complex relationships with women, and his deep connection to Romani culture. Drawing on exhaustive research, Holroyd reconstructs a vivid portrait of an artist who burned brightly at the centre of a remarkable social and creative milieu that included writers, aristocrats, and fellow painters. The biography is authoritative yet compulsively readable, balancing rigorous scholarship with a narrative drive that brings both the man and his age to life. Originally published in two volumes, this Penguin edition presents Holroyd's magisterial account of a genius whose life was as dramatic and colourful as his canvases.