The original 1949 edition is comprised of four distinct parts intended to provide a comprehensive portrait of Nash's life and artistic philosophy:
The Unfinished Autobiography: Nash began writing the memoir in the late 1930s but had only reached the beginning of World War I (roughly 1914) before his sudden death in 1946. It covers his childhood, education at the Slade School, and his early struggles as an artist.
War Letters (1917–1918): Because the autobiography ends abruptly, it is supplemented by vivid letters Nash wrote to his wife, Margaret, from the Western Front while serving as an infantry officer and later as an official war artist.
Continuation Notes: Margaret Nash included Paul's rough notes intended for the rest of his autobiography to provide a skeleton for his later years.
Essays and Writings: The book features seven of Nash's notable essays, including "Monster Field," "Aerial Flowers," and "Swanage or Seaside Surrealism," which explain his preoccupation with flight, objects, and the "personality" of landscapes.
Title: Paul Nash, Outline: An Autobiography
Authors: Paul Nash
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Publication Date: 1949
Format: hardcover
Images: illustrated in b/w
Pages: 272 pp.
Language: English
Condition: No dust jacket. Faint spotting and faint crease to the first several pages.
Provenance: The Library of Rod Hill
Stock Number: RB05086 RH 215
The original 1949 edition is comprised of four distinct parts intended to provide a comprehensive portrait of Nash's life and artistic philosophy:
The Unfinished Autobiography: Nash began writing the memoir in the late 1930s but had only reached the beginning of World War I (roughly 1914) before his sudden death in 1946. It covers his childhood, education at the Slade School, and his early struggles as an artist.
War Letters (1917–1918): Because the autobiography ends abruptly, it is supplemented by vivid letters Nash wrote to his wife, Margaret, from the Western Front while serving as an infantry officer and later as an official war artist.
Continuation Notes: Margaret Nash included Paul's rough notes intended for the rest of his autobiography to provide a skeleton for his later years.
Essays and Writings: The book features seven of Nash's notable essays, including "Monster Field," "Aerial Flowers," and "Swanage or Seaside Surrealism," which explain his preoccupation with flight, objects, and the "personality" of landscapes.
Title: Paul Nash, Outline: An Autobiography
Authors: Paul Nash
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Publication Date: 1949
Format: hardcover
Images: illustrated in b/w
Pages: 272 pp.
Language: English
Condition: No dust jacket. Faint spotting and faint crease to the first several pages.
Provenance: The Library of Rod Hill
Stock Number: RB05086 RH 215
