Robert Dawson
Robert Dawson was always one of the quiet men of art. He loved good painting and good paint. He had a passion for great art and loved the world that inspired it: but seldom did he talk about his own work, for he enjoyed discussing the work of others, admiring what they did, and often purchasing it. Robert Dawson was a man of great modesty for his standards were high. Unlike so many of the younger artists today, he did not aspire to fame or artistic acclaim but quietly contented himself with working out his own problems in his own honest way.
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Painters and their Houses
First edition, hardback with dustjacket.£20.00 + p&pHardback with dustjacket, 64 pages, fully illustrated in colour, 280 x 190mm.
When Robert Dawson died in 1997, he left a substantial body of work. Among his papers were the working ideas for Painters and their Houses. 'Connected to my great love of painting has always been an equally strong desire to know something about painters themselves, their circumstances and their lives.'
In Painters and their Houses Dawson visits and draws the former London houses of 22 artists, including Sickert, Whistler, Constable, Canaletto, Palmer, Rossetti and Cruikshank.
Wonderful illustrations, a brief history and revealing anecdotes make this a must for any art lover.
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