Bomberg

Synopsis

This New Monograph On The Important And Influential 20th-century British Artist David Bomberg (1890-1957) Accompanies A Major New Exhibition Curated By The Authors. The Monograph Is A Comprehensive Yet Succinct Account, Providing An Informed And Accessible Overview Of Bomberg's Career And Achievements, Combining A Biographical Narrative With An Analytical And Interpretative Approach. It Discusses And Illustrates Bomberg's Five Key Periods And Motifs Including Early, Experimental Modernism Pre The First World War; War Artist's Commissions And Immediate Postwar Works; Major Jerusalem Landscapes; Portraiture, And Particularly Self-portraiture; And The Flowering Of His Mature Landscapes. The Book Is Also Notable For Its Inclusion Of New Material Relating To Bomberg's Jewish Background, And Its Sumptuous Illustrations. Exhibition: Pallant House, Chichester, United Kingdom (21.10.2017 - 04.02.2018). Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. `a Disturbing Influence' -- 1890 -- 1914 -- 2. `a Force In Modern Art': War And Graphics -- 1915 -- 1922 -- 3. `from Zionism To Zion': The Middle East And London -- 1923 -- 28 -- 4. `independence Of Vision' -- 1928 -- 1945 -- 5. `our English Soutine' -- 1945 -- 1957. Sarah Macdougall & Rachel Dickson. Art, Identity, Migration -- Title Page. Publication Sccompanies The Exhibition Held At Pallant House, Chichester, England, October 21, 2017-february 4, 2018. Includes Bibliographical References (page 204-206) And Index.