Sarah Walden studied art history at the Courtauld Institute and is today one of the world’s leading restorers of old – and new – masters; she has restored paintings for museums and galleries around the world – from the Louvre to the Uffizi in Florence, including Rembrandts, Titians and Picassos (she is currently working on a Gauguin). Her previous book, The Ravished Image (1985), was published by Weidenfeld with a preface by Sir Ernst Gombrich. She lives in Chiswick, West London.
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"A fascinating new book, rich in anecdote... by the Sarah Walden who restored the Mother."—Laura Freeman, Chief Art Critic, The Times
"[A]n essential addition... It brings to life the artist... his love of women... and his heated friendships with great artists and writers of the period."—Heather Waddell, MA (St Andrews), LCAD, DiplFA (Byam Shaw) londonartandartistsguide
Praise for the previous edition of Whistler and his Mother:
"Brilliant."—Mail on Sunday
"Sparkling, elegantly written."—Daily Telegraph
"An extraordinary story."—The Times
"A fascinating process of detective work."—Observer
"This book is entrancing."—London Review of Books
Critic’s Choice Daily Mail
"Wonderful’—Independent on Sunday
"A rare insight into a masterpiece.’—Financial Times
"Charming and scholarly, never dry.’—Evening Standard
"Thick with detail, spruced with judicious quotation and trimmed with precise gossip.’—The Spectator
"Enlightening.’—Don Delillo
"Beautifully written."—Saul Bellow
"Fascinating."—Andrew Marr, Start The Week