Roy De Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968
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Roy de Maistre left Australia and its lack of acceptance of his modernist style, and pursued a career in England. Although he never reached the forefront of the avant-garde, he hovered on its fringes. This text explores de Maistre's work in the context of the art produced in England from 1930-1968. It discusses the light shed on current concerns in art and theory and reproduces many of de Maistre's work. It is a sequel to the book "Roy de Maistre: The Australian Years 1894-1930"
Author: Heather Johnson
Format: Hardback, 264 pages, 260mm x 330mm, 2200 g
Published: 1994, Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Genre: Individual Artists / Art Monographs
Description
Roy de Maistre left Australia and its lack of acceptance of his modernist style, and pursued a career in England. Although he never reached the forefront of the avant-garde, he hovered on its fringes. This text explores de Maistre's work in the context of the art produced in England from 1930-1968. It discusses the light shed on current concerns in art and theory and reproduces many of de Maistre's work. It is a sequel to the book "Roy de Maistre: The Australian Years 1894-1930"
Roy De Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968
$200.00