{"product_id":"roland-penrose-james-king-9781474414500","title":"Roland Penrose: The Life of a Surrealist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first biography of Roland Penrose, one of the great English-born practitioners of modernism in the twentieth century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an artist, an impresario, a biographer and a collector, Roland Penrose (1900-1984) is a key figure in the study of art in England from 1920 to 1984. In the first biography of Penrose, acclaimed biographer James King explores the intricacies of Penrose's life and work tracing the profound effects of his upbringing in a Quaker household on his values, the early influence of Roger Fry, his friendships with Max Ernst, André Breton and other surrealists, especially Paul Éluard, his organization of the landmark International Surrealist Exhibition in the summer of 1936, his conflicted relationship with Pablo Picasso, and his tireless promotion of surrealism as well as the production of his own surrealist art. With a deftness of touch, King traces Penrose's complex professional and personal lives, including his pacifism, his work as a biographer - including his outstanding life of Picasso as well as those of Miró, Man Ray, and Tapiès - and as an art historian, as well as his unconventionality, especially in his two marriages - including that to Lee Miller -and his numerous love affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first biography of Roland Penrose and his role in the development of surrealism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates Penrose as an artist in his own right\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents Penrose in the context of a rural modernist environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoints to a deep divide in Penrose between his career as a modernist painter and his work as a promoter of modernism, a chasm central to Penrose's existence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474414508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474414500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"James King","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935510593791,"sku":"9781474414500","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b0e3f03-e43f-4449-9bc8-594fc220c85d.jpg?v=1681420217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roland-penrose-james-king-9781474414500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}