A Genius for Failure: The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon

A Genius for Failure: The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon
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出版社: Random House UK
2009-11
ISBN: 9780224062473
定价: 320.00
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 568页
正文语种: 英语
  • *Haydon'sfirstattemptatsuicideendedwhenthelowcalibrebulletfiredfromhispistolfracturedhisskullbutfailedtopenetratehisbrain.*Hissecondattemptalsofailed:adeepslashacrosshisthroatleftalargepoolofbloodattheentrancetohisstudio,buthewasstillabletoreachhiseaselontheoppositesideoftheroom.*Onlyhisthirdattempt,anothercuttothethroatwhichsprayedbloodacrosshisunfinishedcanvas,wassuccessful.Hediedface-downbeforethebespattered'AlfredandtheFirstBritishJury',hisfinalbid'toimprovethetasteoftheEnglishpeople'throughtheHighArtofhistoricalpainting.*Suchintensity,struggleandnear-comicinabilitytosucceedencapsulateHaydon'scareer.Thirtyyearsbeforehisdeathhishuge,iconicpaintingshadmadehimthetoastofearly19th-centuryLondon,drawingpayingcrowdstotheEgyptianHallinPiccadillyformonthsandleadingtonationwidetours.*However,hisattempttorepeatsuchsuccessthreemonthsbeforehisdeathwastodestroyhim:barelyasoulturnedup,leavingthedesperatepainteralone,humiliated,andfacingfinancialruin.*InAGeniusforFailurePaulO'KeeffemakesclearthattherealtragedyofHaydonlayintheextenttowhichhisfailureswereunwittinglyengineeredbyhisownactions-hisrefusaltoresorttothepaintingoffashionableportraits,forexample,andhisself-destructivelyacrimoniousrelationshipwiththeRA.*Thecompanyhekept-Keats,Shelley,Wordsworth,SirRobertPeelandtheDukeofWellington,amongmanyothers-andthemomentouseventshelivedthrough-TheBattleofWaterloo,theCoronationofGeorgeIV,andthepassingofthefirstParliamentaryReformBill-makeAGeniusforFailurenotonlythedefinitivebiographyofthisfascinatingandtragicpainter,butastirringportrayalofanage. PaulO'Keeffeisafreelancelecturerandwriter?whowoncriticalacclaimwithhis2000studyofLewis,SomeSortofGenius.
  • 内容简介:
    *Haydon'sfirstattemptatsuicideendedwhenthelowcalibrebulletfiredfromhispistolfracturedhisskullbutfailedtopenetratehisbrain.*Hissecondattemptalsofailed:adeepslashacrosshisthroatleftalargepoolofbloodattheentrancetohisstudio,buthewasstillabletoreachhiseaselontheoppositesideoftheroom.*Onlyhisthirdattempt,anothercuttothethroatwhichsprayedbloodacrosshisunfinishedcanvas,wassuccessful.Hediedface-downbeforethebespattered'AlfredandtheFirstBritishJury',hisfinalbid'toimprovethetasteoftheEnglishpeople'throughtheHighArtofhistoricalpainting.*Suchintensity,struggleandnear-comicinabilitytosucceedencapsulateHaydon'scareer.Thirtyyearsbeforehisdeathhishuge,iconicpaintingshadmadehimthetoastofearly19th-centuryLondon,drawingpayingcrowdstotheEgyptianHallinPiccadillyformonthsandleadingtonationwidetours.*However,hisattempttorepeatsuchsuccessthreemonthsbeforehisdeathwastodestroyhim:barelyasoulturnedup,leavingthedesperatepainteralone,humiliated,andfacingfinancialruin.*InAGeniusforFailurePaulO'KeeffemakesclearthattherealtragedyofHaydonlayintheextenttowhichhisfailureswereunwittinglyengineeredbyhisownactions-hisrefusaltoresorttothepaintingoffashionableportraits,forexample,andhisself-destructivelyacrimoniousrelationshipwiththeRA.*Thecompanyhekept-Keats,Shelley,Wordsworth,SirRobertPeelandtheDukeofWellington,amongmanyothers-andthemomentouseventshelivedthrough-TheBattleofWaterloo,theCoronationofGeorgeIV,andthepassingofthefirstParliamentaryReformBill-makeAGeniusforFailurenotonlythedefinitivebiographyofthisfascinatingandtragicpainter,butastirringportrayalofanage.
  • 作者简介:
    PaulO'Keeffeisafreelancelecturerandwriter?whowoncriticalacclaimwithhis2000studyofLewis,SomeSortofGenius.
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