Family, Friendships, Landscapes by Hugh Cecil

Family, Friendships, Landscapes by Hugh Cecil

Rex Whistler (1905-1944) was one of the most intriguing artists of the interwar years. His work encompassed all areas of art and design, from set design for opera, ballet and the West End theatre to book illustration. He painted moving and memorable portraits, of people and of their houses. And he was the outstanding mural painter of his day. As a 20-year old student at the Slade School he pained a mural which an still be seen on the walls of the restaurant at Tate Britain. Later murals are to be seen at Port Lympne in Kent, Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire and - his masterpiece, Plas Newydd on Anglesey. At the outbreak of the Second World War he volunteered to serve in the army. He became a dedicated tank commander in the Guards Armoured Division. He was killed in Normandy on 18 July 1944. Family, Friendships and Landscapes describes the sources of inspiration Rex Whistler drew on for his work, including his family, his many friendships and the landscapes of his beloved 'Wessex' and Italy.

From reviews of In Search of Rex Whistler:

'A superb new biography..which throws new light on the artist's complex world, and marks the resounding reclamation of his reputation.'

* Financial Times *

'Not merely a delight to read, well researched and carefully organised, but also lavishly illustrted and beautifully designed.'

* Country Life *

'Sharp-nosed and perceptive.'

* Times Literary Supplement *

Military historian Dr Hugh Cecil's books include The Flower of Battle: How Britain Wrote the Great War (Steerforth, 1996). Mirabel Cecil is author of A Kind of Prospero (Walker, 1996) and, with David Mlinaric, Mlinaric On Decorating (Frances Lincoln, 2008). Together Hugh and Mirabel Cecil have written Clever Hearts: a Life of Desmond and Molly MacCarthy (Gollancz, 1990), which won both the Duff Cooper Prize and the Marsh Biography Award, Imperial Marriage (History Press, 2005) and, most recently, In Search of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Work (Frances Lincoln, 2012). Prize and the Marsh Biography Award, Imperial Marriage (History Press, 2005) and, most recently, In Search of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Work (Frances Lincoln, 2012).

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ISBN 13	9781910258194
ISBN 10	1910258199
Title	Family, Friendships, Landscapes
Author	Hugh Cecil
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Gemini Books Group Ltd
Year published	2015-04-30
Number of pages	88
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