# Endnotes explained — The Moon and Sixpence

> Chapter companion for The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

## What happens

The endnotes provide references to critical works on Charles Strickland, including a monograph by Edward Leggatt, a German study by Hugo Weitbrecht-Rotholz, and a biography by Strickland's son Robert. They also describe two of Strickland's paintings: a nude Tahitian woman in a tropical landscape, and a work formerly in Lille now held by the National Gallery in Stockholm.

## Themes in this chapter

### Artistic Genius and Sacrifice

The endnotes cite multiple critical studies and describe Strickland's paintings, underscoring his posthumous recognition as a significant artist.

## Character check-ins

### Charles Strickland

Subject of the referenced monographs and paintings described in the endnotes.

### Rev. Robert Strickland

Author of 'Strickland: The Man and His Work' (1913), a biography of his father.

## Key lines

> A Modern Artist: Notes on the Work of Charles Strickland , by Edward Leggatt, A.R.H.A. Martin Secker, 1917.

Edward Leggatt's 1917 study on Strickland's work is cited.

_First endnote reference._

> Strickland: The Man and His Work , by his son, Robert Strickland. Wm. Heinemann, 1913.

Robert Strickland's 1913 biography of his father is referenced.

_Third endnote reference._

> A nude woman, a native of the Society Islands, is lying on the ground beside a brook. Behind is a tropical Landscape with palm trees, bananas, etc. 60 in. × 48 in.

A painting described in Christie's catalogue shows a Tahitian woman nude by a brook in a tropical setting.

_Description of one of Strickland's paintings._

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