Geoffrey Humphries : paintings and drawings from the Venice studio /

Geoffrey Humphries : paintings and drawings from the Venice studio /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Humphries, Geoffrey, artist, interviewee.
Imprint:	London, UK : Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd, 2017. ©2017
Description:	192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Humphries, Geoffrey -- Catalogs. Painters -- England -- 20th century. Painters -- Italy -- 20th century. Painters. Venice (Italy) -- In art. England. Italy. Italy -- Venice. Art. Catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11372395

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Other authors / contributors:	Wullschläger, Jackie, interviewer, writer of added commentary. Wiggins, Colin, writer of added commentary. Denker, Eric, writer of added commentary. Todd, Janet, 1942- writer of added commentary.
ISBN:	9781785511547 1785511548
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page192).
Summary:	English artist Geoffrey Humphries (1945- ), 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 20th 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.

Table of Contents:

A conversation with Geoffrey Humphries / Jackie Wullschlager
Giorno e notte / Colin Wiggins - The Venice watercolours of Geoffrey Humphries / Dr. Eric Denker
A Cambridge portrait / Janet Todd
Plates: Conversation pieces ; Drawings ; Theatre pieces ; Nudes ; Portraits ; Watercolours.