Individual artists, art monographs
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30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci
£9.9930-Second Leonardo Da Vinci
Leading Leonardo scholars present a clear and concise guide to the truly diverse thoughts and greatest inventions of the ultimate Renaissance Man.Â
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Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography
£14.99Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography
In Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography, discover the iconic artist’s story and how he changed art forever. A unique depiction of Warhol’s truly incredible life.
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British women artists
£12.99British women artists
The story of modern British art history told through the stories of its women. Consider for a moment the history of modern art in Britain; you may struggle to land on a narrative that features very many women. On this journey through a fascinating period of social change, artist Carolyn Trant fills in some of the gaps in traditional art histories. Introducing the lives and works of a rich network of neglected women artists, ‘British Women Artists’ sets these alongside such renowned presences as Barbara Hepworth, Laura Knight, and Winifred Nicholson.
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Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity
£14.95Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity
A highly original, beautifully illustrated study of master Renaissance artist Caravaggio.
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Catland
£22.00Catland
‘Part-biography, part-social history, Catland is its own breed of historical investigation’ Amanda Foreman
Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.
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Francis Bacon
£40.00Francis Bacon
A new selection of letters, statements and interviews reveal the preoccupations, thoughts and ideas of Francis Bacon, one of the 20th century’s most influential and important artists.
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Giacometti in Paris
£12.99Giacometti in Paris
Today, the work of Alberto Giacometti is world-famous and his sculptures sell for record-breaking prices. But from his early days as an unknown outsider to the end of a dramatic international career, Giacometti lived in the same hovel of a studio in Paris. It was Paris that made him, and he in turn immortalised a certain Paris through his art. This book is a portrait of one of the twentieth century’s greatest sculptors from one of our greatest art historians.
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Hieronymus Bosch
£14.95Hieronymus Bosch
A fresh, insightful analysis of Hieronymus Bosch, painter of the eerie and infernal.
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Leonardo da Vinci Drawings Masterpieces of Art
£12.99Leonardo da Vinci Drawings Masterpieces of Art
Leonardo da Vinci was the original Renaissance Man, an artist, mathematician, inventor and writer amongst his many talents. His illustrations lie at the heart of our heritage and this beautiful new book offers a breadth and scale that will satisfy both the casual and informed reader.
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More birds
£16.99More birds
A beautiful collection of bird paintings from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jim Moir, the artist formerly known as Vic Reeves. Jim loves birds. His popularity as a painter has soared in recent years and the simplicity and sincerity of his bird paintings have given them cult status among his fans. Small enough to fit inside the pocket of a cagoule, ‘More Birds’ is bursting with new paintings each accompanied by a fact.
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Paris in ruins
£25.00Paris in ruins
The untold story of how the disastrous events of the Siege of Paris and the Paris Commune led to the birth of Impressionism
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Paul Cézanne
£9.95Paul Cézanne
His paintbrush set everything in motion: the landscape of Provence, the colourful still lifes, his portraits and the picturesque coast of southern France. More than any other artist, Paul Cézanne, the ‘Father of Modernism’, captured the light and the play of colours of the South in his pictures and lent them through his new pictorial language a liveliness and dynamism which continue to fascinate viewers to this day.
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Paul Gauguin Masterpieces of Art
£12.99Paul Gauguin Masterpieces of Art
Gauguin began his artistic life as an Impressionist in Paris, but yearning for a wider world view he experimented with decorative art and bright colours to create a form of Symbolism. He painted briefly with Van Gogh but was strongly drawn by the “otherness” of the South Pacific which has secured him a unique place in the history of art.
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Rembrandt’s Holland
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Rosarita
£12.99Rosarita
From three times Booker-shortlisted writer Anita Desai, Rosarita is an exquisite story of art, memory and what happens when the past threatens to re-write the present.
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Sir Edwin Lutyens
£20.00Sir Edwin Lutyens
Professor Clive Aslet, chairman of the Lutyens Trust, reveals the journey behind the buildings designed by Lutyens. This book digs deep into the archives, showcasing both Aslet’s knowledge and unseen artwork and stories. Was Sir Edwin Lutyens Britain’s Greatest Architect?
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