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| Title | : | In Search of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Work |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 071123230X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
Mr. A. Walker-powell said In Search of Rex Whistler by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil. This is an outstanding work about an outstanding man. Rex was a free spirit, at ease with himself and his fellows, but whose life and potential were cut short. He was killed whilst serving with the Guards Armoured Division in Normandy in 19In Search of Rex Whistler by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil Mr. A. Walker-powell This is an outstanding work about an outstanding man. Rex was a free spirit, at ease with himself and his fellows, but whose life and potential were cut short. He was killed whilst serving with the Guards Armoured Division in Normandy in 1944. Hugh and Mirabel Cecil beautifully display Rex's life and the various forms of his art, which encompassed murals, portraiture, stage sets, book design and illustration. None more than the loving and lavish attention paid to his mural at P. In Search of Rex Whistler by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil Mr. A. Walker-powell This is an outstanding work about an outstanding man. Rex was a free spirit, at ease with himself and his fellows, but whose life and potential were cut short. He was killed whilst serving with the Guards Armoured Division in Normandy in 1944. Hugh and Mirabel Cecil beautifully display Rex's life and the various forms of his art, which encompassed murals, portraiture, stage sets, book design and illustration. None more than the loving and lavish attention paid to his mural at P. . Hugh and Mirabel Cecil beautifully display Rex's life and the various forms of his art, which encompassed murals, portraiture, stage sets, book design and illustration. None more than the loving and lavish attention paid to his mural at P. "Elegance with Humor" according to C. Robinson. The art alone is wonderful. One of these days I'll read it all, but it's a joy just to look through the book, with beautiful pictures on almost every page (including some that fold out). The quality is excellent, with its heavy paper (it's a weighty book) that makes one want to cut out pages and frame them (although I'd never do that, of course!). I've been intrigued by Whistler's work ever since I first dined at the Tate Museum's restaurant in London, with its fanciful Whistle. Beautiful Volume on Little Known Artist Michael Colon Wonderfully produced and sumptuously illustrated volume on little known artist Rex Whistler. Whistler was the darling of the upper crust set in England between the wars, and h went on to produce very original artwork suchlike murals and the art of the book. His illustrations to the Cressett Press edition of Gulliver's Travels are the best produced for that book in the 20th century. If you love the society of the 20's and 30's - "the bright young things" and their world, you wil
They have traced his later dramatic portraits and war art painted while he was in the army and have been given access to many unpublished sources, both letters and the memories of his many devoted friends.. Rex Whistler was one of the most intriguing artists of the interwar years. The authors, Hugh and Mirabel Cecil, have tracked down all of his murals, in private collections and on public display. Among his most memorable portraits are those of the beautiful Lady Caroline Paget, the love of his life.Amidst all this, he fo
"by Hugh and Mirabel Ceciltheir splendid new life, In Search of Rex Whistler. Its splendor lies not so much in their very informative text as in the book’s magnificent appearance, a lovely quarto that, with copious, superb color illustrations, is altogether a credit to Anne Wilson, the designer, the publishers, and the unnamed Chinese printers." - The New York Review of Books
Hugh Cecil's other books include The Flower of Battle: How Britain Wrote the Great War (1996) and, as co-editor, Facing Armageddon (1996). Their Imperial Marriage (2002) told the story of Lord Edward Cecil, his wife Violet and Lord Milner, with whom she was in love. HUGH and MIRABEL CECIL's previous joint biography, Clever Hearts: A Li
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