Geoffrey Humphries : paintings and drawings from the Venice studio /
English artist Geoffrey Humphries is a master of oil painting, portraiture, watercolor and drawing. He paints theatrical fantasies alluding to the depraved allure of Secessionist Vienna and Beckmann's dark take on Weimar Republic cabaret. Matching his bravura sense of colour with a sensual nuan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd,
[2017].
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| Summary: | English artist Geoffrey Humphries is a master of oil painting, portraiture, watercolor and drawing. He paints theatrical fantasies alluding to the depraved allure of Secessionist Vienna and Beckmann's dark take on Weimar Republic cabaret. Matching his bravura sense of colour with a sensual nuance of line, the invention, variety and beauty of his work is eloquent testimony to his love of La Serenissima. A flamboyant figure in Venice for more that fifty years, Humphries' legendary soirees provide a kaleidoscopic background for his paintings. His studio became the epicenter for a cast of remarkable characters from the late twentieth century, from rock stars, royalty and writers to eminent Venetians, artists, opera singers and musicians. This retrospective portfolio celebrates Humphries' fifty years in Venice. Major works, past and present, chronicle his life and oeuvre, and serve as an homage to his adopted city Venice, a fusion of past and present, the city of both yesterday and today. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 192). |
| ISBN: | 9781785511547 1785511548 |