'The best of these Darwins is that they are cut out of rock - three taps is enough to convince one how immense is their solidarity.' So wrote Virginia Woolf affectionately of Gwen Raverat, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin. In this first full biography, Frances Spalding looks beyond the artist Gwen Raverat's childhood memoir; Period Piece, and creates a fascinating and moving portrait of Charles Darwin's granddaughter. She explores her Darwin inheritance; her conflicts when she moves beyond her home environment to ...
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'The best of these Darwins is that they are cut out of rock - three taps is enough to convince one how immense is their solidarity.' So wrote Virginia Woolf affectionately of Gwen Raverat, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin. In this first full biography, Frances Spalding looks beyond the artist Gwen Raverat's childhood memoir; Period Piece, and creates a fascinating and moving portrait of Charles Darwin's granddaughter. She explores her Darwin inheritance; her conflicts when she moves beyond her home environment to enter the Slade School of Art; her encounter with post-Impressionism; and her friendships with Stanley Spencer, Rupert Brooke and members of the Bloomsbury set. At each stage, Gwen's artistic creativity is interwoven with her relationships and circumstances. She helps revive the medium of wood-engraving and with her husband, Jacques Raverat, celebrates the South of France in the art they produce while living in Venice. Drawing on a huge cache of unpublished papers, Spalding brings us a life lived with bravery, humour; realism and integrity, surrounded by a remarkable cast of relatives, friends and associates.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 9781860467462.
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Fine. Fine Dust Jacket. 438pp. Notes. Index. Woodcut illustrations by Raverat thru-out. Photos including color. Beautiful production. Size: Large 8vo. FINE ART.
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NF in NF jacket. Large Octavo. Black cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book has an extremely faint lean toward the front. Charcoal colored endpapers. Binding is tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 438 pages. Dust Jacket-has just a trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the very tips of the two upper outside corners. Large, heavy book will require additional postage for orders requesting International or Priority Mail service. Tight and clean-a lovely copy.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 9781860467462. Size: 10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Art & Design. ISBN: 1860467466. ISBN/EAN: 9781860467462. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 33649.
