Keith Vaughan
'..a notable addition to the extant literature ...an example of Lund Humphries' sustained and laudable championing of Modern British artists'. --ApolloKeith Vaughan occupies a unique position in British art owing to his desire to marry eroticism with permanent, formal, classical values . A complex, conflicted character, he dismissed Bacon s "spiv-existentialist outlook" and instead stripped down the human figure in such a way as to bring out man s dignity and self-possession. This book will contribute to the growing interest in this artist, while Gerard Hastings s essay on the gouaches draws attention to a previously overlooked aspect of Vaughan s work. --Frances SpaldingA gorgeous new book [...], published to celebrate Vaughan's centenary, is filled with Vaughan's oils and gouaches. His work is certainly distinctive.David McGillivray'...provides more insight into the historical and cultural context for Vaughan's art...a much needed reconsideration of the value and significance of an artist whose work has remained on the margins for too long.' --The Gay & Lesbian Review, July/August 2013