William Coldstream (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) Book

William Coldstream (1908â??1987) was a leading figure in British twentieth-century art, influential both as a member of the art establishment and as a figurative painter. This book is both an engrossing account of his life and analysis of his work.Coldstream used art to portray real life, rendering his subjectsâ??whether an urban landscape, a portrait, or a nudeâ??with objectivity. In 1937 he co-founded the Euston Road School, and in 1943 he was appointed an Official War Artist and sent to Egypt and Italy, where he painted the war-torn landscape. Following the war he taught at Camberwell School of Art before being appointed Slade Professor of Fine Art in 1949. Coldstream remained in that position for twenty-five years, raising the Slade to the height of its renown and inspiring generations of students. After his retirement in 1975, he produced some of his finest works.Bruce Laughton is professor emeritus of art history at Queenâ??s University, Kingston, Ontario.Read More