A substantial illustrated biography from the former chief curator at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag - home to the world's largest collection of Mondrian works.
Kojeve's essay on the creation of beauty in his uncle's paintings: through abstraction rather than representation. This slim volume includes some letters between Kandinsky and his philosophe... read more
A re-issue of Leach's book, first published in 1978. Born in Hong Kong, he later lived for many years in Japan where he trained as a potter; eventually he settled near St Ives, built a Japan... read more
From Pliny and Piranesi to Alexander Pope and John Piper: a magnificent wander through ruins with writers, travellers and artists, through their eyes and in their words. Arranged chronologic... read more
Modern British artists in the inter-war period: Evelyn Dunbar, Douglas Percy Bliss, Charles Mahoney, Gilbert Spencer, Clare Leighton, Eric Ravilious, Tirzah Garwood et alia. A slim catalogue... read more