Stuart Sutcliffe: A Retrospective

I've always been intrigued by Stuart Sutcliffe and his art especially after watching Backbeat as a teenager. This book is absolutely gorgeous. The pages are thick and substantial despite the book being a paperback. The colors are vibrant and the pictures make me want to save enough money to buy an original if one is available. What a tragedy that he died without the recognition he deserved and after finding his soulmate. Rest in peace, Stuart.

I saw a movie about this guy's brief career with the Beatles and his subsequent decision to return to art school before his premature death at age 21. Out of curiosity I googled his work and was surprised at how mature his work appeared. I bought the book to confirm my suspicions. I returned today from the Abstract Expressionist show in NYC at the MoMa. Mr. Sutcliffe's paintings not only would not have looked out of place in this show, I think that they're better than some of the "masters" work. If you like Ab Ex, you should give this book a serious look.

This book is amazing. Stu's photos, along with the beautiful paintings he did, tell a story of a young, talented man. This, added to the story told by the people who knew him, make a beautiful retrospective of the man we know would have made it big without his musical friends. A veautiful addition to my collection. Now, if only i could buy one of his paintings....

Great book! Lots of photos, paintings and stories about this great man Stuart Sutcliffe.I really appreciated it and i reccomend it to everyone who likes and collects beatles stuff!

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there is no other, as far as i am aware, book of this magnitude, showing in detail so much of stuart's output. he really had incredible talent, and here it is, in color and b and w.if you are interested in great detail about a fascinating part of beatles history, and love fine art, this book is a must. although stu will always be linked to the beatles, he was a wonderful artist, who had so much more in him that was never to be able to be expressed.highly recommended, beautiful book.

I will start off with the only two negative things I can say. They are both very minor concerns. The first is there are typos in the text of this work (I know, big deal). The second is there is not enough text! More interviews would have been nice, as the ones presented here offer much more information about Mr. Sutcliffe than has previously been released. The high grade glossy paper is a huge plus. The famous pictures of the early Beatles taken by Astrid Kircherr look even more impressive on this paper, as does Stu's art. The range of styles Stu used in his art was a revelation. Many early paintings presented here bear more similarity to Primitivism of the American South than anything else. Lots of people know Stu was a creative individual, but I don't hink many realized exactly how creative he was. This book should change that.

excellent book, Stu would have been a force to be reckoned with in the art world, his talent at such a young age was immense, if only Winston Ono had left him alone

Bought as a present

Este libro es imprescindible para conocer mucho mejor al que durante un tiempo fué llamado el quinto beatle. La prematura muerte de Stuart Sutcliffe pienso que nos privó de uno de los grandes genios de la pintura. Con todo, sus pocas obras son auténticas joyas delimpresionismo abstracto

I have a large print of Stuart's. Unfortunately another one I wish I'd bought isn't in the book. Otherwise, this book is wonderful.