Author: Black, Jonathan; Lloyd, Fran
Title: Subtlety and Strength: The Drawings of Dora Gordine
Description: , Philip Wilson Publications, Ltd, 2009. . Paperback. . Unmarked. Exhibition catalog. Black-and-white illustrations, with more than 40 of Gordine's finest drawings, as well as a selection of works by famous contemporaries such as Aristide Maillol, Jacob Epstein and Henry Moore. Measures 9.5x11.25 inches. 94p. Dora Gordine (1895-1991) was an Estonian Jewish Modernist figurative and portraitist sculptor, architect, designer and lecturer. Recognized in her lifetime as one of Britain's few leading females in her field, Gordine was a sculptor in bronze, architect, interior designer and lecturer who was widely identified between the late 1930s and early 1960s as one of Britain's few leading female sculptural talents Her early career was influenced by the Noor Eesti group of artists who favoured Art Nouveau.. . . Very Good

Keywords: Artists, Sculpture, Art Exhibitions, Art History, European Art, Modern Art, Figurative, Portraiture, Jewish Studies, Art Nouveau


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