This limited edition reissue of the first study of the East London Group tells the remarkable story of how these untrained London artists became an art world sensation in the inter-war years.

Although the East London Group achieved commercial success and huge media coverage in the late 1920s and early 1930s, their story is relatively unknown today, while their atmospheric depictions of everyday life, their London surroundings and further afield are now highly sought after. Inspired by the charismatic teacher John Cooper, its artists, mainly working class people with little art world experience, achieved shows around the UK, including at the Whitechapel Gallery and Tate. Two of them even reached the dizzying heights of the Venice Biennale in 1936.

Richly illustrated, this beautifully produced book tells the group’s story in captivating detail, including biographies of all the artists and a list showing where you can see their paintings today.