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The cutting edge of modernity : linocuts of the Grosvenor School / Gordon Samuel and Nicola Penny.
LIBRA NE1334.G7 S36 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samuel, Gordon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grosvenor School of Modern Art.
- Prints, British--20th century.
- Prints, British.
- Linoleum block-printing, British--20th century.
- Linoleum block-printing, British.
- Physical Description:
- 72 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot : Lund Humphries, 2002.
- Summary:
- The demand for the linocuts produced by the artists of the Grosvenor School in the 1920s and 30s has never been so great. The prints of Claude Flight, Cyril Power, Sybil Andrews and Lill Tschudi, among others, have a worldwide reputation. Their popularity can be attributed to the vibrancy and energy they portray. Following in the footsteps of Futurism, they captured the spirit of their time, immortalising the rapidly-changing world from which they emerged. Through his teaching at the Grosvenor, Claude Flight ignited a new interest in the technique of linocutting. He actively promoted his own work and that of his pupils both in England and abroad and encouraged prominent London galleries to hold regular exhibitions. As a result, the reputation and practice of linocutting has flourished world wide.
- The Cutting Edge of Modernity offers an insightful overview of the principle artists of the movement and discusses how they varied in their treatment of subject matter and technical approach. The process of linocutting is examined, including the various papers and inks that were employed. The comprehensive notes for collectors, which include a list of the prints made by the artists, will be invaluable for collectors and print enthusiasts alike. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout with over fifty illustrations of these remarkable prints. The Cutting Edge of Modernity is a book for all those with an interest in printmaking and twentieth-century British art.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0853318662
- OCLC:
- 49549640
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