Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Underpainter

The Underpainter
The Underpainter
Author: Jane Urquhart
In Rochester, New York, a seventy-five-year-old artist, Austin Fraser, is creating a new series of paintings recalling the details of his life and of the lives of those individuals who have affected him--his peculiar mother, a young Canadian soldier and china painter, a First World War nurse, the well-known American painter Rockwell Kent, and Sa...  more »
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price: $23.00
Buy New (Paperback): $16.39 (save 28%) or
Become a PBS member and pay $12.49+1 PBS book credit Help icon(save 45%)
ISBN-13: 9780140269734
ISBN-10: 0140269738
Publication Date: 10/1/1998
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 6

4 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

Leigh avatar reviewed The Underpainter on + 378 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Beautiful prose - like poetry. I felt for the painter in this book, although I didn't understand him or his actions at all times. It was interesting to read of the parallels between "underpainting" one's artwork at the same time one "underpaints" one's life. And if you examine it closely enough, the reasons behind both are virtually indistinguishable.
reviewed The Underpainter on + 224 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I liked this, very original story and quite well-written. I'll seek out other books by this author.
Read All 3 Book Reviews of "The Underpainter"


Genres: