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Description:Accompanying Tate Britain’s exhibition, this paperback exhibition book is a new major monograph on the unconventional life and works of English painter, printmaker and draughtsman, Edward Burra (1905–1976).A contemporary to British Surrealist artist Paul Nash, Edward Burra is best known for his depictions of contemporary urban life and the 1930s Harlem scene. Despite being afflicted with many health conditions throughout his lifetime, he travelled extensively to France, Spain, America and Mexico, their influences appearing across his paintings, his music, and his designs for the ballet, opera, and the theatre.This exciting catalogue — for the first Tate exhibition of Burra's works since the artist's lifetime in 1973 — offers a close look at over eighty of Burra's works, some of which will be presented for the first time from the Tate archives. It reveals the life of an artist who experienced first-hand many of the most turbulent and catastrophic events of the twentieth century, including the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War, and reflected them in his increasingly surrealist work.Featuring additional contributions from Rosemary Shirley, Andrew Stephenson, and Catherine Tackley.Thomas Kennedy is Curator, Modern British Art at Tate Britain.Eliza Spindel is Assistant Curator, Modern British Art at Tate Britain.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Edward Burra. To get started finding Edward Burra, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Release: 2025

ISBN: 1849769397

Description: Accompanying Tate Britain’s exhibition, this paperback exhibition book is a new major monograph on the unconventional life and works of English painter, printmaker and draughtsman, Edward Burra (1905–1976).A contemporary to British Surrealist artist Paul Nash, Edward Burra is best known for his depictions of contemporary urban life and the 1930s Harlem scene. Despite being afflicted with many health conditions throughout his lifetime, he travelled extensively to France, Spain, America and Mexico, their influences appearing across his paintings, his music, and his designs for the ballet, opera, and the theatre.This exciting catalogue — for the first Tate exhibition of Burra's works since the artist's lifetime in 1973 — offers a close look at over eighty of Burra's works, some of which will be presented for the first time from the Tate archives. It reveals the life of an artist who experienced first-hand many of the most turbulent and catastrophic events of the twentieth century, including the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War, and reflected them in his increasingly surrealist work.Featuring additional contributions from Rosemary Shirley, Andrew Stephenson, and Catherine Tackley.Thomas Kennedy is Curator, Modern British Art at Tate Britain.Eliza Spindel is Assistant Curator, Modern British Art at Tate Britain.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Edward Burra. To get started finding Edward Burra, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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