Gwen John
A Life In Sonnets
£10.00
Augustus John felt his sister, Gwen, was the greater artist and one of the greatest female artists of all times. In a series of fifty sonnets describing fifty of her works, Stephen Matthews portrays the life and artistic personality of a deeply introspective artist.
Fully illustrated with full-colour reproductions of John’s artwork and sonnets inspired by each piece.
“A shawl, a parasol, a wicker chair –
All three are waiting in the attic room,
As the fresh flowers in the jar perfume
The still and silent, opalescent air.
The window’s gauze has made a silhouette
Of the tall, grey buildings and the rooftops
That lie beyond, as though the loud world stops
Outside and quietly she will forget,
Forget the lights and the seductive shawl,
Forget the shaded smile and parasol,
Forget the sunlit walks and night-time streets
And stay here where the quietness retreats
To share the patient suffering that lies
Where the soft light expands and fades and dies.”
publisher:
Bookcase
pages:
106
Publication Date:
2023-12-31
format:
Paperback; 197 x 128mm
ISBN:
9781912181667
illustrations:
Full colour illustrations