Paris Elia "What begins as a man

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and closer inspection reveals elegantly controlled draftsmanship portraying muffled laughter and scribbled chalk lines

Paris Elia "What begins as a manBy Andi Watson & Simon Gane. Published by Image. Hardcover, 152 pages, B&W, 2022 (original edition 2007) A new and expanded edition with artwork created specially for this volume! Juliet, a penniless American art student, travels to the city of light to study painting. To pay her way, she paints portraits of wealthy debutantes. One of her subjects is Deborah, a young English woman suffocated by the narrow expectations of her aristocratic family.