Rudolph Ihlee

Rudolph Ihlee

The Road to Collioure

By James Trollope

£39.95

Publication Date: 5th May 2022

  • Records a list of all Ihlee's known work for the first time
  • Explores his relationship with Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the enigmatic painter Edgar Hereford who were fellow exiles on the Catalan coast
  • Uncovers Ihlee's artistic trail in the South of France and Spain in the lead up to the Spanish Civil War and the German occupation of France
Rudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) was a prize-winning student at the Slade where his contemporaries included Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot, C.R.W. Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth. Turning his back on a flourishing career in London, he relocated to the southern French town of Collioure, where the Mediterranean light had mesmerised artists such as Derain and Matisse before him.

Exploring for the first time Ihlee's impressive oeuvre in the context of a fascinating biography, this book provides a lively account of the career of an accomplished but under-appreciated artist,... Read More
Format: Hardcover
374 in stock
  • Records a list of all Ihlee's known work for the first time
  • Explores his relationship with Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the enigmatic painter Edgar Hereford who were fellow exiles on the Catalan coast
  • Uncovers Ihlee's artistic trail in the South of France and Spain in the lead up to the Spanish Civil War and the German occupation of France
Rudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) was a prize-winning student at the Slade where his contemporaries included Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot, C.R.W. Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth. Turning his back on a flourishing career in London, he relocated to the southern French town of Collioure, where the Mediterranean light had mesmerised artists such as Derain and Matisse before him.

Exploring for the first time Ihlee's impressive oeuvre in the context of a fascinating biography, this book provides a lively account of the career of an accomplished but under-appreciated artist,... Read More
Description
Rudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) was a prize-winning student at the Slade where his contemporaries included Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot, C.R.W. Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth. Turning his back on a flourishing career in London, he relocated to the southern French town of Collioure, where the Mediterranean light had mesmerised artists such as Derain and Matisse before him.

Exploring for the first time Ihlee's impressive oeuvre in the context of a fascinating biography, this book provides a lively account of the career of an accomplished but under-appreciated artist, who found creative freedom and personal contentment on the inspirational Catalan coast.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 5th May 2022
  • Trim Size: 22 x 26 cm
  • Illustration Note: Includes 58 colour and 12 b&w illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848224827
Author Bio
James Trollope has worked as a television journalist and newspaper and magazine columnist. He has produced books on the printmakers Sir Frank Short, Eric Slater and Arthur Rigden Read. For more than twenty-five years he has owned a house near Collioure.
Table of Contents
Foreword; Introduction; 1. A Brilliant Beginning; 2. War and Divorce; 3. Algeria, Collioure and Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 4. Artists About Town; 5. Romance in Languedoc-Roussillon and Brittany; 6. Spain in Peace and War; 7. Back in Britain; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; List of Works; Timeline; Appendix: Other Artists in Collioure; Image Credits; Works in Public Collections; Acknowledgements; Index
Video

Introducing Rudolph Ihlee - YouTube

Rudolph Ihlee in Brittany - YouTube

Rudolph Ihlee: The Road to Collioure - Book Trailer - YouTube

Rudolph Ihlee (1883-1968) was a prize-winning student at the Slade where his contemporaries included Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot, C.R.W. Nevinson and Edward Wadsworth. Turning his back on a flourishing career in London, he relocated to the southern French town of Collioure, where the Mediterranean light had mesmerised artists such as Derain and Matisse before him.

Exploring for the first time Ihlee's impressive oeuvre in the context of a fascinating biography, this book provides a lively account of the career of an accomplished but under-appreciated artist, who found creative freedom and personal contentment on the inspirational Catalan coast.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 5th May 2022
  • Trim Size: 22 x 26 cm
  • Illustrations Note: Includes 58 colour and 12 b&w illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848224827
James Trollope has worked as a television journalist and newspaper and magazine columnist. He has produced books on the printmakers Sir Frank Short, Eric Slater and Arthur Rigden Read. For more than twenty-five years he has owned a house near Collioure.
Foreword; Introduction; 1. A Brilliant Beginning; 2. War and Divorce; 3. Algeria, Collioure and Charles Rennie Mackintosh; 4. Artists About Town; 5. Romance in Languedoc-Roussillon and Brittany; 6. Spain in Peace and War; 7. Back in Britain; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; List of Works; Timeline; Appendix: Other Artists in Collioure; Image Credits; Works in Public Collections; Acknowledgements; Index

Introducing Rudolph Ihlee - YouTube

Rudolph Ihlee in Brittany - YouTube

Rudolph Ihlee: The Road to Collioure - Book Trailer - YouTube