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  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409029380
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 592

Duncan Grant




The first ever biography of Duncan Grant - one of the best known names in the British art scene and the most charismatic member or the Bloomsbury set.

The life of the painter and designer Duncan Grant spanned great changes in society and art, from Edwardian Britain to the 1970s, from Alma-Tadema to Gilbert and George. This authoritive biography combines an engrossing narrative with an invaluable assessment of Grant's individual achievement and his place within Bloomsbury and in the wider development of British art. 'Spalding's skill is to sketch out the intricate emotional web against the bright bold untouchable figure of the artist. . . Her achievement is to let that sense of a man living with his craft shine through on every page: the result is an exceptionally honest and warm portrait. ' Financial Times

  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409029380
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 592

About the author

Frances Spalding

Frances Spalding is an art historian, critic and biographer. Her books include acclaimed biographies of the painters Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and Stevie Smith. She has written a history of the Tate Gallery and was the editor of Charleston magazine. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art.

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Praise for Duncan Grant

Spalding makes a powerful case for the dynamism that came of Grant's eclecticism

Andrea Barnet, New York Times

Spalding faultlessly illuminates his charming character

Independent