The school of London : the resurgence of contemporary painting /

Hicks, Alistair

The school of London : the resurgence of contemporary painting / Alistair Hicks - Oxford : Phaidon, 1989 - 128p : ill(some col.), ports ; 29cm

Bibliography: p125-126. - Includes index.

This study of British painters examines the work of Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach and R.B.Kitaj, and compares their passion for the imagery and materials of paint with the paintings of Lucien Freud, Howard Hodgkin, Michael Andrews and many other young and promising artists.

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Figurative painting, English--England--London--20th century
School of London (Group of artists)
Painting, British
Painting, Modern--Great Britain--20th century
History of art

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