Paul Nash Masterpieces of Art

by Michael Kerrigan

Michael Kerrigans concise, illustrated biography introduces the life of Paul Nash (1889-1946) and traces his artistic development through the earlier artists who inspired him and the landscapes and experiences that informed his art, particularly the devastation of the Western Front, which he witnessed as both soldier and war artist during the First World War. The essay accompanies around 90 full-page reproductions of Nashs paintings, lithographs and engravings, in sections on war, landscape and abstracts and still life.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Hardcover

Published February 19, 2018

About the author

Michael Kerrigan is a seasoned freelance writer and editor with over thirty years of experience across a wide spectrum of publishing work, from advertising and catalogue copy to book blurbs and specialist nonfiction. A prolific author, he has written around sixty full-length books on subjects ranging from ancient warfare and Slavic myth to modern architecture and the science of consciousness, all aimed at a general readership. He contributed a weekly Books in Brief column to The Scotsman for two decades and has reviewed extensively for the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and Financial Times.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is becoming a favourite of mine: a brief, basic introduction followed by good quality copies of the artist's work. I went to an exhibition of Nash's work some years ago, and this was a good reminder of many of the great pieces I saw.

[Andrew Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant book with superb reproductions of Nashs pictures showing his journey from war artist to semi surrealists. Some beautiful work here. The pictures are the star here with accompanying text illustrative but without being overly detailed. One key absentee is the wonderful is the "Equivalents for the Megaliths" which loses the book one star.

[Paul Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely illustrated introduction to the diverse style of Paul Nash's work as it evolved during first 45 years of the 20th century.