Accompanies the exhibition in Chicago and at the Getty Center. Though Claudel's legacy has been overshadowed by Rodin, she was a superb and innovative sculptor in her own right.
Catalogue of the exhibition at Pallant House, in Chichester, which spans the life and work of this glorious, famously happy artist. With contributions by Ian Collins, David Attenborough, Edm... read more
An enormous and beautifully made book on the work of this extraordinary artist and set designer. Includes interviews with some of her collaborators, including Hans Ulrich Obrist, Benedict Cu... read more
This influential figure in pre-WW1 Paris has become much better known in recent years - as is evident from this fine Yale publication and the exhibition at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphi... read more
A biographical study of this beguiling, exuberant artist that highlights his travels and the range of his work: oil portraits, pastels; orientalism, fashion...
Besides looking at the artist's paintings and works on paper, this book includes many previously unpublished documents and photographs from the family archives.
A leading figure in the German avant-garde, Münter was also Kandinsky's wife. This is the catalogue of the excellent exhibition of her work at Vienna's Leopold Museum.
In addition to his huge abstract canvasses, Rothko produced more than 1,000 paintings on paper, many of which have been gathered for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
A delightful book of postcards sketched by the anthropologist on his travels, for his granddaughter. A moon stung by wasps, a pumpkin harvest, a wild boar racing through the forest...
This staggering account of corruption in the art world began when RD was approached in 2003 by Hockney, who had recently had two Warhol pictures denounced as fakes.
800 years of cave paintings, from the C2nd BC to the C6th CE: a revised edition with digitally restored images, and a new introduction by Dalrymple who has been researching the history of Bu... read more
The biographer of Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag has spent years following the tracks of Dutch artists, exploring their work, their milieux and their subjects. This is a highly personal ... read more
A fine illustrated survey from the prehistoric to the present that looks at the interplay between different parts of Asia and also with the rest of the world.
The second volume in the Boutiques series, beautifully produced - as always - by The Mainstone Press. With an essay by a fairground supremo and Sorbonne professor Pascal Jacob; captions by A... read more