AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE - THE LIFE & LEGEND OF LONDON'S LOST IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days Austin Spare was described as the greatest draughtsman in England and was the enfant terrible of the Edwardian art scene but by the time of his death he was living in squalor and all but forgotten. This engaging biography charts the rise and fall of British art's darkest star, who was facinated by mysticism and spirtualism and practised automatic drawing before the Surrealists and developed a unique system of magic. By the 1930s Spare had retreated from fashionable society, living in poverty and obscurity but he never stopped working, only now is his work seen. Features Summary London has harboured many curious characters, but few more curious than the artist and visionary Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956). A controversial enfant terrible of the Edwardian art world... Author Phil Baker Publisher Strange Attractor Press Release date 20120705 Pages 330 ISBN 1-907222-11-1 ISBN 13 978-1-907222-11-5