Description
Joseph Agius through this publication makes an important contribution not only to the study of modern art in Malta but, in his inimitable style, also provides a 360-degree view of the profiles of the artists and chronicles their journey. His knowledge of their works comes across vividly, aided in no small way by his seasoned appreciation of fine art through years of collecting experience. As a storyteller of those who helped shape Maltese modernism, fusing it into the fabric of our centuries-old artistic tradition and making it, in Schiele’s words, “eternal”, Joseph Agius leaves his mark for many years to come.
Artists featured in this volume:
Josef Kalleya (1898-1998)
Carmelo Mangion (1905-1997)
Giorgio Preca (1909-1984)
Anton Inglott (1915-1945)
Victor Diacono (1915-2009)
Willie Apap (1918-1970)
Emvin Cremona (1919-1987)
Esprit Barthet (1919-1999)
Antoine Camilleri (1922-2005)
Frank Portelli (1922-2004)
Frank Baldacchino (1924-2016)
George Fenech (1926-2011)
Joseph M. Borg Xuereb (1928-1996)
Gabriel Caruana (1929-2018)
Harry Alden (1929-2019)
Toni Pace (1930-1989)
Alfred Chircop (1933-2015)
Anton Agius (1933-2008)
Joseph M. Genuis (1934-1970)
Richard England (b. 1937)
Joseph Casha (1939-2011)
Raymond Pitrè (b. 1940)
Frans Galea (1945-1994)
Caesar Attard (b. 1946)
Pawl Carbonaro (b. 1948)