Gaudier-Brzeska: Life and Art
List Price: $65.00
Silber, who is director of museums in Leeds, England, and a well-known Jacob Epstein scholar, does an excellent job of delineating Gaudier's development as an artist. Her prose is fluid and elegant, and her interpretations insightful and persuasive. Her prodigious research is evident throughout the work, especially in the much-needed catalogue raisonee. This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in 20th-century sculpture.
List Price: $65.00
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Following a short and turbulent life in France, Germany and Britain, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was killed in the trenches at the age of 23. A protege of Ezra Pound and a fellow champion of Vorticism, he was a member of the legendary pre-war London circle that included Wyndham Lewis, Jacob Epstein and Roger Fry. This study of Gaudier-Brzeska includes a catalogue raisonne of his ground-breaking sculpture. The book also sheds light on the politics and dilemmas of British Modernism, providing a reference source for those interested in the origins and development of Modernism and contemporary art.Customer Reviews
Well-written, beautifully produced workSilber, who is director of museums in Leeds, England, and a well-known Jacob Epstein scholar, does an excellent job of delineating Gaudier's development as an artist. Her prose is fluid and elegant, and her interpretations insightful and persuasive. Her prodigious research is evident throughout the work, especially in the much-needed catalogue raisonee. This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in 20th-century sculpture.
