The British Surrealists

Desmond Morris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2022
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-02488-1 (ISBN)

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The lives, loves and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris.

Fêted for their idiosyncratic and imaginative works, the surrealists marked a pivotal moment in the history of modern art in Britain. Many banded together to form the British Surrealist Group, while others carved their own, independent paths.

Here, bestselling author and surrealist artist Desmond Morris - one of the last surviving members of this important art movement - draws on his personal memories and experiences to present the intriguing life stories and complex love lives of this wild and curious set of artists. From the unpredictability of Francis Bacon to the rebelliousness of Leonora Carrington, from the beguiling Eileen Agar to the ‘brilliant’ Ceri Richards, Morris brings his subjects’ foibles and frailties to the fore.

His vivid account is laced with his inimitable wit, and profusely illustrated by images of the artists and their artworks. Featuring thirty-four surrealists - some famous, some forgotten - Morris’s intimate book takes us back in time to a generation that allowed its creative unconscious to drive their passions in both art and life.

With 105 illustrations

Desmond Morris is one of the last surviving Surrealists. His first solo exhibition was held in 1948 and in 1950 he shared his first London show with Joan Miró. He has since completed over 2,500 Surrealist paintings, and eight books have been published about his work. He has also written many books, one of which – The Naked Ape – ranks among the top 100 bestsellers of all time, with over 12 million copies sold.

MARION ADNAMS
EILEEN AGAR
JOHN ARMSTRONG
FRANCIS BACON
JOHN BANTING
JOHN SELBY BIGGE
EMMY BRIDGWATER
EDWARD BURRA
LEONORA CARRINGTON
CECIL COLLINS
ITHELL COLQUHOUN
MERLYN EVANS
SAM HAILE
S. W. HAYTER
TRISTRAM HILLIER
HUMPHREY JENNINGS
CONROY MADDOX
F. E. MCWILLIAM
REUBEN MEDNIKOFF
OSCAR MELLOR
JOHN MELVILLE
HENRY MOORE
PAUL NASH
GORDON ONSLOW FORD
GRACE PAILTHORPE
ROLAND PENROSE
PETER ROSE PULHAM
CERI RICHARDS
EDITH RIMMINGTON
GRAHAM SUTHERLAND
JULIAN TREVELYAN
JOHN TUNNARD
EDWARD WADSWORTH
SCOTTIE WILSON

Erscheinungsdatum	15.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	107 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 240 mm
Gewicht	700 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
ISBN-10	0-500-02488-X / 050002488X
ISBN-13	978-0-500-02488-1 / 9780500024881
Zustand	Neuware