In Relation: Nine Couples Who Transformed Modern British Art (Paperback)

This book explores the phenomenon of the ‘artist couple’ in Modern British Art, focusing on the lives and careers of nine pairs of artists and designers – Tirzah Garwood and Eric Ravilious; Rose and Roger Hilton; Laura and Harold Knight; Dod and Ernest Procter; Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant; Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth; the Two Roberts (Colquhoun and McBryde); Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher; and Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan. It offers glimpses into the private world of artist couples and their families, and explores the influence these artists had not only on each other’s work but also on the art world more generally. Designed to challenge assumptions and inspire debate, this book will change people’s perceptions of twentieth-century British art.