Looks at the paintings from New York in the 1940s that precede the sculpture for which she is better known. Accompanies exhibition at the Met, April-Aug 2022.
First volume of Freud's letters - irreverent, affectionate, scurrilous - reproduced in facsimile. Many illustrations and beautifully produced in dun cloth.
A survey of this pioneering and serene colourist (1885-1965), who eschewed '-isms' and quietly got on with his work - much of it plein air. Early impressionistic impastos quickly give way to... read more
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.
Vol 1 was shortlisted last year for the Baillie Gifford Prize. WF knew Freud extremely well; he chronicles the colourful private life and pictures with detachment.
A memoir of the artist and of the author's friendship with him, part biography, part art criticism. Their friendship and this book cover the latter part of Guston's life, when his late work ... read more
Accompanies a major retrospective at MoMA of her drawings, prints and sculptures. Few have portrayed human anguish so convincingly, with lines etched so hard they seem to ache.
Duff and Diana Cooper, Philip Sassoon, Henry 'Chips' Channon, Cecil Beaton, Maud Russell and the Mountbattens were amongst his patrons, for whom RW created everything from delightful book pl... read more
A joyous and detailed biography of this extraordinary man, whose house in Cambridge is still a sanctuary for the artistically-inclined. His circle included Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Henry... read more
This woman photographer experimented with several techniques - including solarisation - and pioneered the use of colour photography in the 1930s.To accompany the exhibition this summer and e... read more
The artist's works in charcoal, pencil, watercolour and pastel, on paper; many of these were produced sequentially and float between observation and abstraction. The catalogue of the exhibit... read more
Signac was one of the original organizers of the Salon des Independents in 1884 and was its president for nearly 30 years. Impressionists, Fauves, Symbolists, Nabis - like the Hendersons, ... read more
Glorious survey of pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum, from Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew and Lucie Rie to Edmund de Waal, Grayson Perry and many others. Many illustrations.
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.
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