Abstract
Chapter (4,000 words and 6 plates) in an exhibition catalogue which explores the friendship between two official British war artists: Eric Kennington and William Rothenstein c. 1916- 1945 (the year of Rothenstein's death) and the image they created at roughly the same time of the shell-ravaged landscape of the Western Front. The chapter draws upon unpublished correspondence between Kennington and Rothenstein and between Kennington and Rothenstein's wife and daughter c. 1917-19. The Chapter also reproduces 4 rarely seen landscapes of the Western Front by Eric Kennington when his compelling portraiture in pastel and charcoal has invariably been the focus of attention.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | William Rothenstein and his circle |
| Editors | Sarah McDougall |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Ben Uri Gallery and Museum |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780900157578 |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Jun 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Note: Book can be purchased from: http://benuri.org.uk/product/william-rothestein-and-his-circle/Impact: The catalogue, accompanying the first exhibition devoted to Rothenstein in over forty years, was well-received. The exhibition attracted considerable newspaper attention. Among Rothenstein's contemporaries featured in the exhibition and catalogue, Eric Kennington was frequently singled out by critics and commentators as an artist who deserved to be much better known to a wider British public.
Keywords
- Art and design