William Gaunt

1 ORIGINS AND PARALLELS It was the Surrealist achievement in the early twentieth century to give a new impetus and direction to the imaginative faculty. A revolutionary mood, opposing the established order in its various forms, including the conception of 'art', found both literary and visual...

INTRODUCTION The word "modern" as applied to works of art has acquired shades of meaning not entirely covered by the dictionary definition, "of present or recent times". It is sometimes used, for instance, irrespective of date, to show appreciation of qualities in form and colour which still...

GEORGE STUBBS Often enough it has talcen a long time to recognize the true worth of great artists, even .when they have had some measure of respect or success; and so it has been with George Stubbs. Born in 1724 he lived until 1806, reaching his maturity as a painter in the great age of English...