In this book Frances Spalding reassesses the astonishing achievements of British artists from the Edwardians Ben Nicholson and Walter Sickert to the Bloomsbury painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant; from the work of Paul Nash and David Jones between the wars to that of Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon, David Hockney and the host of younger artists who have emerged since the 1960s. While modernist ideas from Europe and, more recently, American trends have had their influence, the author argues that British artists have drawn much of their inspiration from native traditions and are distinguished by their passionate adherence to individualism.
- ISBN10 0500234574
- ISBN13 9780500234570
- Publish Date 21 April 1986
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 216
- Language English