Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet - Frieda Harmsen

Sumner, who died in 1985 at the age of 83, was widely known and much admired as a painter. That she was also a poet may come as a surprise to many. In this book three authors, Frieda Harmsen, Ridley Beeton and Albert Werth, examine her holistic contribution.

Her life history is traced against the background of her painting, which developed from French Intimiste beginnings, through later European styles, to culminate in unequivocally personal pictures that are redolent metaphysical preoccupations.
In the course of this study the paintings revealed both autobiographical details and a profound spirituality that not only explain the great attraction of her work, but also give it a timeless universality.

    Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Laminated glossy pictorial boards. Boards are clear, but somewhat scuffed. Corners are not bumped but nicked as are the spine ends. A split at the top of the front hinge, Bottom right-hand corner is bumped and nicked. Otherwise in Fine condition.
    Luxuriantly illustrated in colour and black & white photos with accompanying text. Contents are clean and bright. Pages slightly yellowing around the edges.
    No Dust Jacket.
    Published by J.L. van Schaik P/L, Pretoria, 1992, First Edition.
    Binding Condition: Fine
    Overall Condition: Fine.
    Size: Quarto, 327 mm X 244 mm X 18 mm.
    ISBN: 9780627018435
    Pages:    231

Condition: Very Good to Fine.

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