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The Pursuit of the Real: British figurative painting from Sickert to Bacon

By Tim Wilcox (ed.)
Details
Publishers:
London: Lund Humphries
Manchester: Manchester City Art Gallery
Year:  1990
Language: English
Pages: 128
ISBN/ISSN: 085331571X
Contents
Tim Wilcox, Preface, p. 8
Tim Wilcox, 'The Pursuit of the Real', pp. 9-18
Andrew Causey, 'The Possibilities of British Realism', pp. 19-27
Lynda Checketts, 'From Life', pp. 28-36
Michael Peppiatt, 'The School of London in Europe', pp. 37-42
Paintings
44-01 Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, 1944; p. 14
57-01 Figures in a Landscape, 1956 - 1957; ill. No. 44, p. 88
65-08 Portrait of Henrietta Moraes on a Blue Couch, 1965; p. 14; ill. No. 45, p. 89 (titled 'Portrait of Henrietta Moraes')
67-14 Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho, 1967; p. 38
69-13 Self-Portrait, 1969; ill. No. 46, p. 90
73-04 Study from the Human Body (Man Turning on Light), 1973; ill. No. 47, p. 91
88-06 Portrait of John Edwards, 1988; ill. No. 48, p. 92
Exhibitions
'The Pursuit of the Real: British Figurative Painting, from Sickert to Bacon', City Art Gallery, Glasgow. , 28 July 1990 - 16 September 1990
'The Pursuit of the Real: British Figurative Painting, from Sickert to Bacon', Barbican Art Gallery, London. , 10 May 1990 - 08 July 1990
'The Pursuit of the Real: British Figurative Painting, from Sickert to Bacon', Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester. , 10 March 1990 - 22 April 1990