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The Portrait by Iain Pears (2006, Paperback, Reprint) 
The Portrait by Iain Pears (2006, Paperback, Reprint)

 
The Portrait by Iain Pears (2006, Paperback, Reprint)

Author: Iain Pears
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Date: 2006-04-04
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 159448175X
ISBN-13: 9781594481758
Product ID: EPID50243326
Description: A painter seeks revenge in this subtle look at the interrelationship between artist and critic. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, THE PORTRAIT begins when a portrait painter named Henry MacAlpine gives up his successful London li...
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Synopsis
A painter seeks revenge in this subtle look at the interrelationship between artist and critic. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, THE PORTRAIT begins when a portrait painter named Henry MacAlpine gives up his successful London life in favor of exile to a small island off the coast of France. He invites the powerful and influential critic William Naysmith--his former mentor--to visit so that he can paint Naysmith's portrait. However, MacAlpine also has grievances against the critic, and in fact has more on his mind than mere portrait-painting.

Details
Publication Date:2006-04-04
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Length:211 pages
Height:7.0 in
Width:4.8 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:6.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Journeying to a remote French island to sit for a portrait that is painted by his tormented artist friend, an influential London art critic recalls the early years of their friendship, his own influence over aspiring artists, and the power struggle between subject and artist in the course of the sitting. By the author of An Instance of the Fingerpost.

Industry Reviews
"Anybody in the business of criticism, whether it be artistic or literary, will be chastened by Pears's indictment of a critic's power to make or ruin reputations."
Publishers Weekly (01/17/2005)

"[Pears's] grasp of melodrama, honed on his seven mysteries..., is sharp as ever, as he finally indicates in disclosing Henry's motive and master plan."
Kirkus (02/01/2005)

"[Pears] draws on his experience as an art historian. His narrator's tone is that of a riveting blogger--circa 1912."
New York Times Book Review - Dana Kennedy (05/22/2005)

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