Cicely Mary Barker

And Her Art

by Jane Laing

Frederick Warne, Penguin, 1995, [First Edition], ISBN 0723240515, colour photographs throughout, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing to covers, edges and corners (see photographs)

"In this book Jane Laing examines Cicely Mary Barker’s life and character, drawing on her worklists and letters and the recollections of relatives and friends.  She evaluates the artist’s style and technique, using reproductions of sketches, watercolour drawings, pastels, book illustrations and devotional paintings, many of which have never been published before.  They reveal the enormous artistic talent that has enabled Cicely Mary Barker’s work to survive in a more aggressively modern age and to give pleasure to so many admirers."