
Subtlety and Strength
The Drawings of Dora Gordine
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Published on 30. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-85667-675-8 (ISBN)
Description
This richly illustrated study is the first on the subject and complements the first ever Gordine Retrospective Exhibition, as well as the wide-ranging monograph "Dora Gordine: Artist, Sculptor, Designer" - described in "The Art Newspaper" as a 'handsome and well illustrated book'. The book includes fifty of Gordine's finest drawings, the majority of which have never before been reproduced. Illuminating and accessible chapters, informed by the latest research, explore her drawings alongside examples by famous contemporaries such as Aristide Maillol, Frank Dobson, and Eric Kennington; a selection of her striking portraits of the famous and of ordinary people who caught her eye; her compelling and evocative studies of exotic individuals she encountered in South-East Asia in the early 1930's; and preparatory studies for her numerous public commissions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
50 bw integrated illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85667-675-8 (9780856676758)
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Jonathan Black is senior research fellow in History of Art at Dorich House Museum, Kingston University. He is the author of books including Edward Wadsworth: Form, Feeling, and Calculation: The Complete Paintings and Drawings (2006), and Dora Gordine: Sculptor, Artist, Designer (2008), and numerous articles.