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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> CYRIL MANN has far too long remained one of the unsung heroes of modern British art. Born in 1911 he became the youngest ever person to win a scholarship to the Nottingham School of Art. He then moved to Canada where he met and worked with Arthur Lismer and other members of the Group of Seven before returning to London where he studied at the Royal Academy Schools and later he taught at the LCC Central School of Art. This lavishly illustrated book is the first full-length biographical and critical study of Mann and brings together some of the finest examples of his work. Many depict striking scenes from post-war London life whilst others concentrate on his fascination with natural objects which include nudes flowers and fruit. Described simultaneously as ‘difficult’ and ‘charismatic’ Mann was a boldly innovative painter following no recognised artistic school fashion or style. Critics have often struggled to categorise Mann into one particular school of artists. His early works had strong expressionist qualities whilst later pieces seem to have an affinity with the semi-surrealist approach of the English Neo-Romantics developing from straightforward landscape to sun-obsessed symbolism. However his work is ultimately characterised by a visionary energy focusing on the dynamic effects of light and shadow (MP)