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13%OFFDr Jonathan Black - The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War - 9780856677052 - V9780856677052
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The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War

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Description for The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War Paperback. Eric Kennington produced during the Second World War established him as 'among the most capable draughtsmen' of the day. This title brings together a selection of Kennington's war portraits, along with accounts of his sitters' dramatic careers and the context of these works. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 colour & 55 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; ACX; AFC; AFKB; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 828.
A presentation of Eric Kennington's powerful, poignant and unforgettable portraits of soldiers of the Second World War in charcoal and pastel. The work he produced in this period established Kennington as 'among the most capable draughtsmen' of the day. He was frequently mentioned by leading art critics as equal in skill to contemporaries such as Augustus John, William Orpen and John Singer Sergeant. Kennington's work was routinely placed in the same class as such giants from the past as Botticelli, Van Eyck, Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, Cranach, Ingres and Goya. The incisive, crystalline quality of his draughtsmanship ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856677052
SKU
V9780856677052
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About Dr Jonathan Black
Dr Jonathan Black has been a Senior Research Fellow in History of Art at Kingston University since 2008. His publications include The Graphic Art of Eric Kennington (UCL, 2001), The Sculpture of Eric Kennington (Lund Humphries, 2002), Form, Feeling and Calculation: the Paintings and Drawings of Edward Wadsworth (PWP, 2005) and Dora Gordine: Artist, Sculptor, Designer (PWP, 2008). He has ... Read more

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