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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Andreae has written about art since the early 1960s. He is the author of Mary Newcomb (1996 and 2007), A Word or Two (a collection of essays published in 2004), Mary Fedden: Enigmas and Variations (2007) and Winifred Nicholson (2009). Klappentext Joan Eardley (1921-63) is considered to be one of the most influential Scottish painters of her generation. Her paintings and drawings reflect urban and rural Scotland in an expressive visual language unlike any other artist's. This new, highly illustrated survey of her painting does renewed justice to the range, scale and power of her work. Zusammenfassung Joan Eardley (1921-63) is considered to be one of the most influential Scottish painters of her generation. Her paintings and drawings reflect urban and rural Scotland in an expressive visual language unlike any other artist's. This new, highly illustrated survey of her painting does renewed justice to the range, scale and power of her work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface; Chronology; Audrey Walker's Tribute to Joan Eardley; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Giotto, Vincent, Herman and the Rest; Chapter 3: The Art Student; Chapter 4: Days in the Country; Chapter 5: An Epistolary Interlude; Chapter 6: Life in Venice; Chapter 7: Genre; Chapter 8: Portrait Painter; Chapter 9: About Angus; Chapter 10: Excerpts from Joan's Letters to Audrey; Chapter 11: Enthusiasts - and Others; Endnote: Real or Abstract? Scottish or Universal?; Eardley Exhibitions: A Selection; Reviews, Interviews and Articles: A Selective List; Credits; Index
