HARRY BECKER 1865-1928.

THOMPSON, David.

ISBN 10: 0952623641 / ISBN 13: 9780952623649

Published by Wildlife Art Gallery,, Lavenham,, 2002

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 128. Original publishers grey cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Exhibition catalogue. ISBN: 0952623641 Very good indeed in faintly creased, very good indeed dust jacket. Ownership signature on the front endpaper of the potter, Jenny Welch. Seller Inventory # C98174

Bibliographic Details

Title: HARRY BECKER 1865-1928.

Publisher: Wildlife Art Gallery,, Lavenham,

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Harry Becker's great passion was to paint the life of rural Suffolk. In particular he captured farmworkers at their daily tasks ploughing, ditching, hoeing and leading horses in the first decades of the 20th century. This large-format illustrated biography illustrates a wide range of his work. Like other impressionists of the period, he stated his aim as being "to catch the true light of day". He shared the ideals of Van Gogh, immersing himself in his rural surroundings, going out to the Suffolk fields to depict the working life around him. And, like Van Gogh, he remained largely unknown in his lifetime. However, a contemporary reviewer described his paintings and lithographs as "impressionism at its best...there is a living power in this artist which very few can approach, full of sincerity and significance." Author David Thompson, who was art critic of "The Times" for seven years and later director of the London ICA, has written extensively on contemporary art and art history.