这本目录首次将Bomberg早期的作品与伦敦国家美术馆收藏的作品放在一起进行探讨，说明了绘画传统对于这位极富创新精神的艺术家的重要性。通过将Bomberg年轻时穿过的叛逆性作品与国家美术馆中他最欣赏的作品放在一起，这本书探索了这位年轻艺术家与历史互动的真正程度，以及历史如何影响了他对20世纪早期现代主义艺术语言的贡献。

"Reflecting on the vitality of the past, through the works of one of Britain's most audacious 20th-century painters The British painter David Bomberg (1890-1957) was among the most precociously talented artists of his generation, and the influence of his legacy continues to be felt. This catalogue is the first to explore Bomberg's early work in relation to the collection of London's National Gallery, demonstrating the importance of painterly tradition for this deeply innovative artist. As a teenager Bomberg intensively copied old master paintings; Botticelli's Portrait of a Young Man (c.

1480-85) was reportedly one of his favorites. But after joining the Slade School of Art, he embraced the idea of a new, increasingly abstract art that would reflect the drama of the world around him. By placing Bomberg's rebellious, youthful works alongside those he most admired in the National Gallery, this book explores the true extent of the young artist's engagement with history, and how it shaped his contribution to the language of early 20th-century modernist art.

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