Letters to Gwen John
Book description
With original artworks throughout, an extraordinary fusion of memoir and artistic biography from the acclaimed artist and author of Self-Portrait.
Dearest Gwen, I know this letter to you is an artifice. I know you are dead and that I’m alive and that no usual communication is possible between us but,…
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Letters to Gwen John is the artist’s mixture of memoir and fictional letters to Gwen John the artist.
Once a partner of the much older artist Lucian Freud, Paul’s life resembles Gwen’s love for the older French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Paul’s fictional letters provide moving insights into Paul’s life, Gwen’s life, and the role of art.
Uncannily Paul’s letters resemble Gwen’s to Rodin in their shared simplicity and devotion to art.
I just wish Paul’s book had been published before I wrote my book because Paul has so many insights into art techniques. 2023 is definitely Gwen’s year with the…
From Maggie's list on why art matters (in our lives).
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