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Book SynopsisRudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) was a prize-winning student at the Slade where his contemporaries included Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot, C.R.W. Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth. Turning his back on a flourishing career in London, he relocated to the southern French town of Collioure, where the Mediterranean light had mesmerised artists such as Derain and Matisse before him.
Exploring for the first time Ihlee's impressive oeuvre in the context of a fascinating biography, this book provides a lively account of the career of an accomplished but under-appreciated artist, who found creative freedom and personal contentment on the inspirational Catalan coast.
Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction; 1. A Brilliant Beginning; 2. War and Divorce; 3. Algeria, Collioure and Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 4. Artists About Town; 5. Romance in Languedoc-Roussillon and Brittany; 6. Spain in Peace and War; 7. Back in Britain; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; List of Works; Timeline; Appendix: Other Artists in Collioure; Image Credits; Works in Public Collections; Acknowledgements; Index
