[ePub] Legendary Locals of Ambler by Frank D. Quattrone at Arts-Photography

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A compelling biographical study of a leading twentieth-century British artist; Graham Sutherland: Life; Work and Ideas offers new insight into how he and his paintings developed. In the culmination of her lifersquo;s work; Rosalind Thuillier builds on the reflections and recollections of a friendship spanning decades to craft a comprehensive study of Sutherlandrsquo;s life and works; interweaving his perceptive responses to his own art; taken from personal notes and correspondence; with critical reviews and collectorsrsquo; musings to give an authentic picture of the man whose work divided critics. Drawing on Sutherlandrsquo;s personal archive; the book includes an expansive collection of images that provide a fresh view of the artist. Studies by Sutherland; along with preparatory works for what would become renowned paintings; are published for the first time. Graham Sutherlandrsquo;s distinctive style and the emotions that shaped the paintings are here vividly explored. Thuillier describes not only the inspiration he found in the windswept Pembrokeshire countryside; but also his time as an official war artist; and his friendships inside and outside the art world. She expertly details the process behind the creation of works such as the controversial portrait of Churchill (1954); subsequently destroyed; and his most famous work; the huge Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph tapestry (1962) in Coventry Cathedral. Graham Sutherland: Life; Work and Ideas is not merely a biography; but a journey behind the scenes of the artistrsquo;s career; exploring the paintings; relationships and influences that formed his vision as an artist and his undeniable contribution to art.