Avigdor Arikha

In1965attheheightofasuccessfulcareerasanabstractpainter,AvigdorArikhasuddenlystoppedpaintingtoreturntodrawingfromlife.Whenhereturnedtopaintingin1973itwastobeginaseriesofintenselyobservedportraits,nudesandstilllifesforwhichheisnowknownworldwide.Thisbook,partlybasedondiscussionswiththeartistoveralongperiod,surveysArikha'sentirecareerandshowshisworkfromthedrawingshemadeasachildinaNaziconcentrationcamptothecarefullyobservedandcomposedpaintingsofthe1990s.Thisbookisthewinnerofthe1995ScottishArtsCouncilSpringBookAward.