Eyton's Eye

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!AnthonyEytonisoneofthecountry'smostdistinguishedfigurativepainters.This,thefirstmonographontheartist,reproducesover120worksandcoversthewholeofEyton'scareerandtherangeofhissubjectmatter.Sketchbooksanddrawingsshowtheartist'sworkingmethodswhiledetailsofworksshowthefluidityofhistechniqueandthespontaneityofhismark-makingwhetherthesubjectisacrowdedstreetorbeachsceneortheplantinginhisbackgarden.
JennyPery'stexttracesEyton'sdevelopmentfromhistrainingatCamberwellSchoolofArtstohisestablishmentasoneoftheleadingfigurativepaintersofhisgeneration.Hertextalsodrawsontheartist'spersonaldiariestoprovideafreshcontemporaryviewoneventsbothpublicandprivate.Inacareerthathasspannedmorethansixdecades.Eyton'sworkcontinuestohavearelevanceandhumanitythatisevidentfromthepagesofthisbook.