Roger Fry -

Virginia Woolf

Vintage Classics

2003

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-13: 9780099442523

Virginia Woolf was a close friend of Roger Fry for many years - after his death she wrote this loving account of his passion for art, his own painting, and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, he was primarily responsible for bringing the post-Impressionist movement to Britain, organising the first exhibitions and establishing the Omega workshops: he was also curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York. Virginia Woolf describes his career and also brings to life Fry's private self, his pain, his resilience, his generosity of spirit, which made him such a powerful influence on his own and future generations.

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Uma joia!

Alguém que odiava as biografias e escreve uma incrivelmente boa! Só não dei 5 estrelas porque a escrita perde o fôlego no último capítulo, talvez porque o biografado era seu grande amigo.

Mas, oxalá todas as biografias fossem escritas com tanta elegância e documentação.

Virginia Woolf após a morte do crítico de arte, Roger Fry, integrante do Grupo de Bloomsburry resolve escrever sua biografia, mesmo sentindo uma certa rejeição ao gênero, porque era a isso que se dedicava seu pai, Leslie Stephen.

Roger Fry foi quem levou os pós-impressionistas para Londres e suportou as gargalhadas e insultos por cruzar o canal com Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Matisse, entre outros.