Edward Eade was part of the remarkable generation of British artists who reached the public gaze during the 1930's. Trained at the Slade School of Art and later at the Royal Academy Schools, Eade was a painter whose sensitive use of colour was grounded in his superb skill at drawing. After the Second World War he turned to sculpture, studying for a time with Henry Moore. Edward Eade's work remains completely unknown because it was never exhibited during his lifetime. The author of this monograph, the artist's son Oliver, puts this down to his father's "very profound lack of self-confidence," a quality which seems not to have affected the range and ambition of Edward Eade's artistic output. The Gentle Artist includes more than 80 mostly colour examples of Eade's work across a great spectrum of mediums. Retrospective exhibitions of his work have recently been held to great acclaim in London and Edinburgh. This volume should go still further in establishing Edward Eade amongst the best artists of his illustrious generation.
- ISBN10 1857768639
- ISBN13 9781857768633
- Publish Date 11 August 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 December 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Book Guild Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English