The Landscape Vision of Paul Nash (Essays in Art & Culture) - Softcover

Cardinal, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948462027 ISBN 13: 9780948462023

Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2016

Paul Nash (1889-1946) has long been admired as one of the outstanding English landscape painters of the 20th century. Nash had a deep affinity for Southern England - his favourite subjects were locations such as the rolling downland near Swanage, the gaunt coastline at Dymchurch, the enigmatic stone circles at Avebury, and the twin hills in Oxfordshire known as the Wittenham Clumps, which became his ultimate 'Place' and the focal symbol of his art.In this book Roger Cardinal surveys the full range of Nash's work, from the ravaged Flanders landscapes of World War One to the spectacular aerial battles of World War Two and his final masterpieces, the meditative late oils.

Review:

'A devotedly researched record of Nash's life and work, well-written, well-illustrated and well-produced' --House and Garden

'Cogent and concentrated' --The Burlington Magazine

'His sensitive analysis . . . is a valuable addition to the Nash literature'
--Art Monthly

About the Author:

Roger Cardinal is Emeritus Professor of Literary and Visual Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury. The author of many books and articles, he has written extensively on Surrealism and is an international authority on Art Brut.

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0948462027
• ISBN 13: 9780948462023
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136