Edward Burra

Edward Burra
  • Imprint: Lund Humphries
  • Illustrations: Includes 120 colour and 30 b&w illustrations
  • Published: October 2011
  • Format: 270 x 228 mm
  • Extent: 176 pages
  • Binding: Hardback
  • ISBN: 978-1-84822-090-4
  • Price : £35.00 » Website price: £31.50
  • BL Reference: 759.2-dc22
  • LoC Control No: 2011932057
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  • Simon Martin, with contributions by Andrew Lambirth and Jane Stevenson

  • Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs and book illustration. Somewhat neglected by histories of modern art because his singular vision was often at odds with the mainstream art world, his work is now due for a re-appraisal.

    Published to accompany a major exhibition of Burra's paintings and drawings at Pallant House Gallery, this important book represents the first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra and reproduces 100 key paintings alongside drawings and a range of fascinating contextual material. It positions Burra as a major figure in the history of 20th-century art, placing his work alongside that of the German Expressionists and other important contemporaries and influences, such as Surrealism and the macabre. Long awaited, this book will be widely welcomed by all those with an interest in the art of this fascinating maverick and documenter of modern life.

  • Contents: Foreword, Stefan van Raay; Introduction, Simon Martin; Chronology; 1 Inculps and Aspershums: Burra's Life and Letters, Jane Stevenson; 2 Street Scene: Burra's View of Modern Urban Life, Simon Martin; 3 The Danse Macabre: Burra's Dark Side, Simon Martin; 4 Painting the Stage and Screen: Burra and Performance, Simon Martin; 5 Burra: The Landscape Option, Andrew Lambirth; Appendix: Ballet, Opera and Theatre Productions designed by Edward Burra; Select List of Exhibitions; Public Collections; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements and Picture Credits; Index

  • About the Author: Simon Martin is Head of Curatorial Services at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. His specialist area is Modern British Art and he has curated numerous exhibitions for Pallant House Gallery, writing or editing the accompanying catalogue. Andrew Lambirth is Art Editor of The Spectator and author of numerous monographs and exhibition catalogues. Jane Stevenson is author of Edward Burra: Twentieth-century Eye, the first biography of the artist.

  • Co-publisher: Published in association with Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

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