nude
the portrait of a forgotten artist
Published on 1. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-915067-21-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Practically a feminist manifesto for women artists ... a love story about the hidden lives of artists and the urge to create ... Fabulously full of everything I didn't expect" -- as seen in COTSWOLD LIFE magazine
I'm anonymous. Irrelevant next to the real presence - the paint on the canvas ...
The hidden life of an artist is told through the work they leave behind. But every painting holds its secrets.
And when your story has already been told in a painting by another's hand, sometimes it's easier to live with the myth than admit the truth ...
Exploring the work of Frida Kahlo, Laura Knight, Victorine Meurent and Suzanne Valadon, and inspired by the life of Pre-Raphaelite painter Joanna Boyce - this is an absorbing portrait of the hidden life of an artist, full of secrets and surprises.
How can she tell her story, when her secrets are being revealed for her by the artwork on a gallery wall, and art historians of the future will paint a very different picture?
Praise for Harriet Hitchen:
"An absorbing, modern retelling of artist Joanna Boyce. One of my favourites of the year so far" -- reader review
"A book all students of art history should read" -- reader review
"Definitely left its mark on me ... 5 stars" -- reader review
I'm anonymous. Irrelevant next to the real presence - the paint on the canvas ...
The hidden life of an artist is told through the work they leave behind. But every painting holds its secrets.
And when your story has already been told in a painting by another's hand, sometimes it's easier to live with the myth than admit the truth ...
Exploring the work of Frida Kahlo, Laura Knight, Victorine Meurent and Suzanne Valadon, and inspired by the life of Pre-Raphaelite painter Joanna Boyce - this is an absorbing portrait of the hidden life of an artist, full of secrets and surprises.
How can she tell her story, when her secrets are being revealed for her by the artwork on a gallery wall, and art historians of the future will paint a very different picture?
Praise for Harriet Hitchen:
"An absorbing, modern retelling of artist Joanna Boyce. One of my favourites of the year so far" -- reader review
"A book all students of art history should read" -- reader review
"Definitely left its mark on me ... 5 stars" -- reader review
Reviews / Votes
"Definitely left its mark on me ... 5 stars" -- Goodreads reviewer"An absorbing, modern retelling of artist Joanna Boyce. One of my favourites of the year so far" -- Ems_bookscapes
"A book all students of art history should read" -- Instragram review;
"Practically a feminist manifesto for women artists ... a love story about the hidden lives of artists and the urge to create ... Fabulously full of everything I didn't expect" -- Cotswold Life magazine
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
234 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915067-21-0 (9781915067210)
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Person
Harriet Hitchen is a journalist and author. She has a degree in Fine Art, specialising in figure painting. She loves to unpick the emotional stories behind the facts of great artworks, trips to London and exploring rambling country houses. She lives near Cheltenham with her husband.