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ISBN: 9780712666404 - Duncan Grant
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Duncan Grant

A Biography

Frances Spalding

ISBN: 9780712666404
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
Edition: New edition
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Duncan Grant was one of the best-known names on the British art scene and the most charismatic member of the Bloomsbury set. His life spanned great changes in society and art, from Edwardian times to the 1970s.

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The life of the painter and designer Duncan Grant spanned great changes in society and art, from Edwardian Britain to the 1970s, from Alma-Tadema to Gilbert and George. This authoritive biography combines an engrossing narrative with an invaluable assessment of Grant's individual achievement and his place within Bloomsbury and in the wider development of British art. 'Spalding's skill is to sketch out the intricate emotional web against the bright bold untouchable figure of the artist...Her achievement is to let that sense of a man living with his craft shine through on every page: the result is an exceptionally honest and warm portrait. ' Financial Times.
 
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