British Art Since 1900
British Art Since 1900
Thames and Hudson, Ltd | 1986 | ISBN: 0500202044 | English | 254 pages | PDF | 39.7 MB
Here, in the first comprehensive account, twentieth-century British art is examined in its full historical, cultural and political context. Frances Spalding, critic, biographer and art historian, reassesses the astonishing achievements of British artists, from the Edwardians - William Nicholson, John Singer Sargent and Walter Sickert - to the Bloomsbury painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant; from the work of Paul Nash and David Jones, two of the most distinguished artists between the wars, to that of Eric Gill, Eric Ravilious and Stanley Spencer. She considers the work and international impact of predominant contemporary figures such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, Graham Sutherland and David Hockney, as well as the host of younger artists who are making their mark in the cultural centers of the world. While modernist ideas from Europe and, more recently, American trends have been influential, the author argues that British artists have drawn much of their inspiration from their native traditions, and are distinguished by their passionate adherence to individualism.