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The Ambrose McEvoy Exhibition is a beautifully illustrated guide to the life and work of one of the most important British painters of the 20th century. Featuring over 100 full-color reproductions of McEvoy's most famous paintings, this book offers a comprehensive overview of his career, from his early portraits of society ladies to his later, more experimental works. With expert analysis by leading art historians and curators, this book is an essential guide to the work of an artist whose influence and importance continue to be felt in the art world today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. ...
Ambrose McEvoy was one of the most modern and daring English society portrait painters of the early 20th century. His quick, confident style of painting drew the attention of many leading society figures, from Winston Churchill to Lady Diana Cooper, and in particular subjects who craved something beyond a simple "likeness" in paint. Despite his success, when McEvoy died unexpectedly at the peak of his career in 1927, his name was soon forgotten. 'Divine People' is the first major written study of McEvoy's life and work and aims to firmly place this long-neglected artist back into the canon of 20th-century British art. Many of McEvoy's friends and contemporaries including Augustus and Gwen Jo...
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