Brandt
The Photography of Bill Brandt
Bill Jay
Nigel Warburton
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| 'An artist of the highest order' | - Ansel Adams,
Photography, June 1959 |
Bill Brandt is one of the most important figures of 20th century photography. He was a crucial influence on subsequent generations of photographers and his reputation continues to grow. This is the first comprehensive study of his multi-faceted work.
The breadth and range of Brandt's œuvre defies categorization. He created odd, surrealist compositions, stemming from his early work in Man Ray's Paris studio, as well as telling images of Britain in the 1930s. His famous, intensely dark portrayals of London and the industrial towns of northern England contrast with his softer, even lyrical evocations of landscape. Perhaps best known for his beautiful sequence of ever more abstracted studies of the nude, his perceptive portraits of artists from the same period remain immediate decades later.
This superbly produced book is the first to explore Brandt's magnificent work in detail, and will become the standard reference on one of the most significant and influential figures in British photography.
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