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Edward Burra
Simon Martin
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Description for Edward Burra
Hardback. Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Num Pages: 176 pages, Includes 120 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152. 176 pages, Includes 120 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Martin, Simon. Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD. Dimension: 238 x 277 x 21. Weight: 1154.
Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Somewhat neglected by histories of modern art because his singular vision was often at odd with the mainstream art world, his work is now due for a re-appraisal.
This important book represents the first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra and reproduces 100 key paintings alongside drawings and a range of ... Read more
Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Somewhat neglected by histories of modern art because his singular vision was often at odd with the mainstream art world, his work is now due for a re-appraisal.
This important book represents the first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra and reproduces 100 key paintings alongside drawings and a range of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1150g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848220904
SKU
V9781848220904
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Ref
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About Simon Martin
Simon Martin is Artistic Director of Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, and has curated numerous exhibitions, writing or editing the accompanying catalogue. Andrew Lambirth is Art Editor of The Spectator and author of numerous monographs and exhibition catalogues. Jane Stevenson is author of Edward Burra: Twentieth-century Eye, the first biography of the artist.
Reviews for Edward Burra
'... attractively illustrated and engagingly written.' Cassone