Graham Sutherland

"This book revisits a major figure from a somewhat neglected generation which dominated the British art scene in the 1930s and 1940s. Focusing on the period from the mid-1930s - when Sutherland established his identity as a modern painter - to the 1950s, when his influence began to wane, it portrays the types of work that gave rise to a widespread consensus amongst fellow artists and critics that Sutherland was the most exciting and compelling voice in contemporary British painting." "This long-overdue and much-requested exhibition and accompanying catalogue (there has not been a substantial Sutherland show in London since 1982) comprises 85 oils and works on paper drawn from public and private collections throughout the UK, and offers a selective interpretation of his painting rather than the usual career retrospective."--Jacket.