Bibliograph

Anna Coatalen, art for happiness et Bonheur, Annik Coatalen Heal ; introduction by Lachlan Goudie

Type

Label

Anna Coatalen, art for happiness et Bonheur, Annik Coatalen Heal ; introduction by Lachlan Goudie

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Anna Coatalen

Oclc number

1098189559

Responsibility statement

Annik Coatalen Heal ; introduction by Lachlan Goudie

Sub title

art for happiness et Bonheur

Summary

Anna Coatalen (nee Hook) was born in Bristol, studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, and then worked as a book illustrator before WWII. It was as a WRNS in Plymouth that she met her Anglo-French husband Herve, an RNVR engineer officer, which resulted in her spending many years in France. Anna painted prolifically throughout her life, continuing right up to her death aged ninety-five, but never sought to publicise her work. Amongst friends who appreciated and admired her were the artists Mary Fedden and Alexander Goudie, whose son, Lachlan, has written a very perceptive introduction to this book. Her daughter Annik has gathered together a selection of the most compelling of Anna?s huge output, ranging from early woodcuts and paintings to the three stained glass windows in Ile Tudy church in SW Brittany. They are presented here as a tribute to her life and to permit a wider audience to appreciate her skill --, Source other than Library of Congress

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