A foray into the rich but slender vein of European art history devoted to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. During the 50 years in question, the region experienced successive Tsarist rule, Germ... read more
Rewarding as a study on Bacon - it gets closer to understanding his enigma than anything has since - this memoir is also a tribute to Sylvester's clarity and verve. A re-issue, this was firs... read more
A look at Nash's other work - illustration, book jackets, posters, set design, pattern papers, fabrics, glass, ceramics and photography. The author has previously written biographies of Nash... read more
Jansen's unusual genius makes one think of Quixote and Leonardo: his huge kinetic sculptures that roam the flat beaches of Holland are extraordinary, wondrous beasts - winged, multi-limbed, ... read more
Shows glass alongside paintings by the many American artists who found inspiration in Venice, and who carried aspects of the manufacture of Italian glass deep into American culture.
Gleaming with finds from recent excavations, this accompanies the Fitzwilliam's splendid exhibition of artefacts of the Saka people - ornate metalwork of people and animals, real and imagina... read more
Illustrated with 300 paintings from the State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow and the Albertinum of the State Art Collections Dresden, this is a fine book on the C19th artists who dreamed of freedo... read more
Accompanies an exhibition at the Fondation Beyer in Basel which is set to be one of the largest ever Goya shows outside Spain. Includes over 70 paintings and 60 drawings.
This is the catalogue (in English) of the exhibition at the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, presenting an account of the life and work of the influential woman who was the daughter of Berthe ... read more
Teaching at the Royal College of Art from 1948-1975, he had enormous influence on a generation of British artists. He was also a significant artist in his own right, best known for his vivid... read more