J.W. Godward 1861-1922

Résumé du livre

• In this expanded and revised edition of a seminal work, Vern G. Swanson delves into the life and paintings of this little-known classicist
• An important reference for anyone with an interest in the late post-Renaissance painters
• Contains beautiful full-color reproductions of almost all known works attributed to this immensely talented artist

Godward's art was more than escapist; it was purposely beautiful in an age plunging headlong into atrocity. For Godward, art was not only an aesthetic exercise but also a form of therapy. Through these pictures he lived his self-contained life until melancholia, fed by ill health and increasing artistic criticism, overwhelmed his fantasy haven. A hapless victim of his own personality, unable to make his way in a hostile world, Godward ended it all.

Swanson's original edition of John William Godward introduced the life of a very private man who pushed the classical ideal further into the twentieth century than most would think possible. This revised edition contains the author's latest research - significant expansions to the text, as well as approximately 100 new pictures, many of which have only recently been attributed to Godward.