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Publishes 12 February 2026
The first publication to explore the surreal world of Maeve Gilmore.
Overview
MAEVE GILMORE (1917-1983) was a painter and muralist who drew inspiration from her domestic environment which she shared with her husband - the artist and writer Mervyn Peake - and their three children.
Replete with surrealist imagery, her paintings - mostly figurative, but sometimes abstract or symbolic - are an extraordinary record of both her exterior and interior worlds, shot through with imagination, creativity and deep emotion.
The MODERN WOMEN ARTISTS series of collectable books reveal an alternative history of art, telling the stories of important female artists whose work might otherwise be over-looked, overshadowed or forgotten. Read together, these books begin to redress the untold history of modern art.
Book Details
64 page hardback with 35 illustrations
ISBN:978-1-916515-04-8
Published by Eiderdown Books, February 2026
About the author
Dr Lucy Scholes is a writer and critic known for her work in rediscovering and championing overlooked female voices. Specialising in women’s literature, art and cultural history. Lucy regularly writes for the Times Literary Supplement, Financial Times, Paris Review Daily, and New York Times Book Review, and is an editor at McNally Editions.
