Adventure in Art
$71.99
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2022
Summary
In 1930, pioneering female gallerist Lucy Wertheim opened The Wertheim Gallery in London. Wertheim challenged the established art scene conventions; she was a woman without formal art training, driven by intuition and a belief that young British artists should have the same opportunities as their European counterparts.
Adventure in Art is Lucy’s 1947 autobiography, telling the story of her career in the British Modernist era. Republished by Unicorn to coincide with the forthc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912690176 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1912690179 |
| Author: | Lucy Carrington Wertheim, Towner Gallery |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 974g |
| Dimensions: | 247mm x 183mm |
About The Author
Lucy Carrington Wertheim
Lucy Carrington Wertheim (1883 - 1971) was an English collector and Mayfair gallery owner who founded the Twenties Group (artists in their twenties) and helped to propel some of the large names of modern art to stardom. She was Christopher Wood’s main patron before his death.
Frances Spalding is an art historian, critic and author and has published many books on the history of art and its protagonists for publishers such as National Portrait Gallery, Lund Humphries and Phaidon.
Ariane Bankes is a writer, curator, reviewer, former publisher and co-director of the Dovedale Arts Festival.
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