Author: TONY HOBBS
Title: John Scarlett Davis: A Biography
Description: Almeley, Herefordshire, Logaston Press. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 1904396151). Soft Cover, 15,6 x 23,4 Cm. Livre, By his contemporaries, including J.M.W. Turner, Davis was highly regarded. Yet, within a few years of his death his work often went unrecognized, being mistaken for pieces by Boningtona and Roberts, amongst others, whilst his character was blackened and facts about his life distorted. Using letters sent by John Scarlett Davis to his mother and other members of his family,Tony Hobbs essentially lets the artist tell his own story, once the details of his upbringing and early life in Leominster have been established. These letters indicate his slightly strained relationship with his parents and seeming unconcern for his mother's predicament and health in later years, his continual attempts to obtain work and find a patron, his relative lack of interest in having pictures displayed at exhibitions, the people and places that inspired him, his seemingly slightly chaotic approach to life. Couple with the obvious quality of his art, notably his later works, it is hoped that this brief biography will both help to illuminate his private life and lead to increased interest in his works of art. -- 128 pages. 27 colour plates & 58 B&W plates. NEW. Perfect (as new).

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