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Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure! Katie can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery will be an inspiration, as the characters in five famous paintings come to life! Will she be an explorer, a train driver, a horse rider or an artist . . .... [Read More]
Sensation is the first definitive survey of work by the younger generation of British artists that has captivated the international art world with its vitality and inventiveness. As a constant and prodigious collector and patron of young British artists, Charles Saatchi has been unique in his commitment to British art as it is now being produced. H... [Read More]
A fascinating new account of the work and lives of Britain’s women artists in the twentieth century.In this revealing chronicle of a fascinating period of social change, artist Carolyn Trant examines the history of women artists in modern Britain, filling in the gaps in traditional art histories. Introducing the lives and works of a rich network ... [Read More]
Andrew Brighton describes his account as seeking to inform how one might experience, think about and value Bacons work. His book casts fresh light on Bacons formation as an artist in gay, aristocratic and bohemian London circles; it examines his working methods and technique; and it reveals the ideas, the beliefs and the life that together formed o... [Read More]
Lucian Freud (1922–2011) was one of the most influential artists of his generation. Though he was hailed as the “greatest living realist painter,” Freud’s commitment to realism, and particularly to the human figure, was often controversial. Always creating debate, Freud consistently addressed questions of human existence and perception, tes... [Read More]
J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) is probably Britain’s greatest painter. Both profoundly original and astonishingly prolific, he helped transform landscape painting into an expressive art form of enormous range and power. This book reveals the extent to which Turner wanted his paintings to communicate intellectually as well as emotionally and how he... [Read More]
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of the important British abstract painter William Scott (1913–1989). After studying at Belfast College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Scott began his painting career in 1946 while teaching at Bath Academy of Art, concentrating on still lifes of household objects. By 1... [Read More]
Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), a pioneer of abstract art in Britain, played a significant role in the European avant-garde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian, and others. At the same time he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a lifelong attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Nicholson’s career spanned more tha... [Read More]
To celebrate one of the best artists in British history Pook Press has compiled 150 of Arthur Rackham's best illustrations in one beautiful volume. 2017 marks the 150th birthday of Arthur Rackham, the best illustrator of the Edwardian era. Over his long and illustrious career, he contributed to an extensive number of books, magazines and periodic... [Read More]
This lively introduction to nearly four centuries of British art offers children a strong foundation for learning in a playful and imaginative way, and will inspire them to dream, create, and think. From William Blake’s vibrant, visionary paintings to Antony Gormley’s ever-popular sculptures, via the mysteries of Leonora Carrington and the chee... [Read More]
Penelope Curtis, a Director of Tate Britain, describes the life and work of Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) and provides an up-to-date survey of the contexts in which her art can currently be understood. The book examines the impetus behind the formal clarity of Hepworths sculpture and her attempt at holding the beautiful thought through the difficult... [Read More]
Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) is one of the best-loved but least understood figures in British art. A romantic at heart, he lived through most of the Victorian age, increasingly at odds with the world around him, yet sustained by his belief in the abiding values of beauty, poetry, and landscape. This book is the first to critically examine Palmer's car... [Read More]
The British Artists Series from Tate Publishing provides an affordable and accessible introduction, in a hardcover format, to some of the greatest figures in British Art. See abramsbooks.com for the complete list. Known for his iconic and vibrant paintings of modern life that reinvigorated traditional artistic genres such as the still life, Patrick... [Read More]
Highly readable and featuring ninety-six color illustrations, The Geometry of Beauty is a robust history of the art and artists of the geometric abstract movement and an important contribution to our understanding of a body of work that has yet to be fully appreciated. “Bartos offers a compelling account of the rich history and enduring aest... [Read More]
From London in the 1890s to Paris in the early twentieth century, Gwen John's career spanned some of the most exciting periods and places in cultural history. Demolishing the myth of Gwen John (1876-1939) as a recluse, this new survey explores the art world at the center of these cities and reveals the alliances and differences the artist had with ... [Read More]
Gwen John (1876–1939) was an artist with a singular vision, one whose intense gaze produced some of the most beguiling and atmospheric paintings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This concise survey of her life and work places John—often unfairly thought of as a recluse—at the artistic heart of London and Paris. A seminal figure with... [Read More]
Terry Frost (1915–2003) was one of Britain’s great abstract painters. His career started with his introduction to art in a prisoner of war camp, and stretched into the 21st century. Resolutely abstract and joyful, his paintings, collages, and sculptures are known for their exuberance and strong color. In this book, Chris Stephens presents Frost... [Read More]
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was an exotic figure on the stage of bohemian Victorian London, his life a sensational mix of romance, tragedy, rebellion, and genius. Lisa Tickner's text explores three distinct phases in Rossetti's career: the paintings produced during his affiliation with the Pre-Raphaelites, the watercolors of the 1850s, and t... [Read More]
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