James Malpas & Realism

I was truly saddened to read that the art historian and lecturer James Malpas died this summer. These past few months I have relied on books such as his Realism (1997) to complete my Extended Project on the factors that influenced the creation of the movement. Reading his obituary now I learn that he was not only an accomplished educator but a keen motorcyclist and a member of the territorial army.

Malpas’ Realism was the first book I read when beginning the project and choosing a title. I vaguely knew I wanted to study a 19^th Century art movement, but I had no idea about the scope of the topic and the many areas I could look into, yet his writing and analysis opened my eyes to this.

The EPQ has been so valuable, giving me a real insight into the movement and the artists within it. As it draws to a close this week, I am thankful to Malpas’ work which helped begin it.

James Julian Malpas 27^th May 1958- 16^th May 2015