The first comprehensive study of the life and work of C.R.W. Nevinson,
an important painter and writer whose name is re-emerging to take its
rightful place among the established icons of art and literature in
early 20th century England. Numerous previousaccounts remember Nevinson
solely as a Futurist and war painter. However, in recent years there has
been a revival of academic interest in his role in the inter-war period
and the Second World War, and with it, the need for a full study of his
life and works. Painter, social commentator, novelist and society host,
Nevinson can now be remembered as one of the most prominent and
distinguished artists of his generation. In this interdisciplinary work,
Walsh presents a thorough analysis of Nevinsonis artistic achievements,
explaining his problematic relationships with contemporaries like
Wyndham Lewis, Roger Fry, Amadeo Modigliani, H.G. Wells and George
Bernard Shaw. This book gives the reader a wider understanding of the
changing cultural landscape of Britain between 1889 and 1946 and
introduces the figure of C.R.W. Nevinson in context, providing an
objective and captivating account of his explosive and multi-layered
personality.