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Description:Born in Shanghai in 1915 to a British-American family, Denton Welch was educated at Repton School. The story of his escape from Repton is the subject of his first semi-autobiographical novel Maiden Voyage (1943). He became a student at Goldsmiths School of Art in London from 1933 to 1935. In 1935 Denton was involved in a cycling accident near his home on Croom’s Hill in Greenwich. The lasting physical effects of the accident would ultimately lead to his death in 1948, at the age of 33.Welch lived a semi-invalided life in the Kent countryside with his devoted housekeeper, Evelyn ‘Evie’ Sinclair, who remained with Welch at his different residences until May 1946. In 1943 Welch was introduced to Eric Oliver, who would become his lover and closest confidante for the final five years of his life. Welch’s tours around the landscape of wartime Kent provided on the one hand escapism, with Denton picnicking, visiting grottoes and stopping at tea shops, his art of the time filled with Arcadian landscapes and the many antiques Denton collected. And yet his art could not avoid reflecting the all-encompassing power of the war - from encountering servicemen and Italian prisoners of war to the German Doodlebugs flying overhead and the destruction left behind. His outsider status - as a gay man in a time when this was illegal, but also physically removed from society by his illness - is reflected in the rare, heightened sensibility in his art.Welch’s novels received critical acclaim in his lifetime, not least from his greatest supporter Edith Sitwell, and he has since gained a cult following, since William S. Burroughs and the Beat Poets found inspiration in his work. His painting, however, has been overlooked in the context of twentieth-century British art. Denton continued to paint and draw tenaciously until the very end. In the art that emerges after the accident Denton transcends his difficult circumstances, creating painting, drawing and sculpture that reflect the intricate worlds of his novels. As Edmund White notes, ‘He had the power to generate interest out of even the most meagre materials. He had this gift from the beginning but suffering and illness refined it to a white-hot flame.’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 Strange Discoveries - The Art of Denton Welch. To get started finding Strange Discoveries - The Art of Denton Welch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: John Swarbrooke Fine Art

Release: 2025

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Description: Born in Shanghai in 1915 to a British-American family, Denton Welch was educated at Repton School. The story of his escape from Repton is the subject of his first semi-autobiographical novel Maiden Voyage (1943). He became a student at Goldsmiths School of Art in London from 1933 to 1935. In 1935 Denton was involved in a cycling accident near his home on Croom’s Hill in Greenwich. The lasting physical effects of the accident would ultimately lead to his death in 1948, at the age of 33.Welch lived a semi-invalided life in the Kent countryside with his devoted housekeeper, Evelyn ‘Evie’ Sinclair, who remained with Welch at his different residences until May 1946. In 1943 Welch was introduced to Eric Oliver, who would become his lover and closest confidante for the final five years of his life. Welch’s tours around the landscape of wartime Kent provided on the one hand escapism, with Denton picnicking, visiting grottoes and stopping at tea shops, his art of the time filled with Arcadian landscapes and the many antiques Denton collected. And yet his art could not avoid reflecting the all-encompassing power of the war - from encountering servicemen and Italian prisoners of war to the German Doodlebugs flying overhead and the destruction left behind. His outsider status - as a gay man in a time when this was illegal, but also physically removed from society by his illness - is reflected in the rare, heightened sensibility in his art.Welch’s novels received critical acclaim in his lifetime, not least from his greatest supporter Edith Sitwell, and he has since gained a cult following, since William S. Burroughs and the Beat Poets found inspiration in his work. His painting, however, has been overlooked in the context of twentieth-century British art. Denton continued to paint and draw tenaciously until the very end. In the art that emerges after the accident Denton transcends his difficult circumstances, creating painting, drawing and sculpture that reflect the intricate worlds of his novels. As Edmund White notes, ‘He had the power to generate interest out of even the most meagre materials. He had this gift from the beginning but suffering and illness refined it to a white-hot flame.’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 Strange Discoveries - The Art of Denton Welch. To get started finding Strange Discoveries - The Art of Denton Welch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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