Described in the Church Times as ‘lavishly presented’, presenter, author and survival expert Bear Grylls writes in the foreword to this book: ‘Steven Harris has written Carlos’s moving story with an impressive clarity … In this the first published biography of the man, he has done his memory a great service.’
What would have become of him? Carlos, like so many others of his generation, fell during the Great War. Family folklore has King Charles II being hidden and protected by a faithful Carlos soldier. For Ernest Carlos, the artist of the late Victorian period, however, he came from humble roots yet would later exhibit at the Royal Academy and make a name for himself as a respected portrait painter before being so cruelly struck down. Many of his paintings, nonetheless, can still be seen in galleries and institutions across Britain. For all those interested in the arts and social history, the life and career of artist Carlos, as told by Steven Harris, offers an opportunity to explore the life and work of a ‘journeyman’ artist. He was highly productive and very successful in managing to make a living in South London, which often entailed travelling out to places such as Salisbury and Scotland when undertaking new commissions.
Size A4, 128 pages.
£13.50
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