William Coldstream

by Bruce Laughton

"William Coldstream (1908-87) was one of the leading figures in British twentieth-century art, influential both as a member of the art establishment and as a figurative painter. Drawing on Coldstream's private journals and letters, family papers and the recollections of people who knew him, this biography combines an account of a life and career that spanned most of the twentieth century and a thoroughly knowledgeable analysis of the artist's work."--BOOK JACKET.