Alan Sorrell: The Life and Works of an English Neo-Romantic Artist

Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) is be published to coincide with the Sir John Soane’s Museum’s aptly titled exhibition: ‘Alan Sorrell – A Life Reconstructed’. This book makes it possible at last to assess the full scope of Sorrell’s work and the underlying poetic vision that runs through it. Comprising a series of essays the book sets out to chart Sorrell’s life and achievements, as well as illustrating the range and diversity of his talents, most works having never previously been reproduced. From the library of John Russell Taylor