![]() ![]() Divine People is the first major written study of McEvoy’s life and work and aims to firmly place this long-neglected artist back into the canon of 20th-century British art.Īmbrose McEvoy (1877–1927) was a household name by 1915, with prominent socialites and debutantes vying for sittings in his Grosvenor Road studio. Despite his success, when McEvoy died unexpectedly at the peak of his career in 1927, his name was soon forgotten. His quick, confident style of painting drew the attention of many leading society figures, from Winston Churchill to Lady Diana Cooper, and in particular subjects who craved something beyond a simple ‘likeness’ in paint. Ambrose McEvoy was one of the most modern and daring English society portrait painters of the early 20th century. ![]()
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