Art History

Michael Glover Hardcover | 17.78 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm | 224 pp Prestel | 2016 | 9783791383019 Every Saturday for the best part of a decade, thousands of people have turned to the pages of the The Independent newspaper to read Michael Glover's thoughts about...

Patrick de Rynck & Jon Thompson  Hardcover | 17.78 x 3.49 x 24.45 cm | 512 pp Ludion | 2018 | 9781419730887 Great paintings, filled with complex themes and symbols, can be intimidating. Here, Patrick De Rynck and Jon Thompson explore more than 300 famous works...

Anne D'Alleva Softcover | 13.97 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm | 192 pp Laurence King | 2012 | 9781856698993 This book provides an accessible introduction to the range of critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments,...

Carolyn Trant  Hardcover 16.26 x 3.3 x 24.13 cm | 304 pp Thames & Hudson | 2019 | 9780500021828 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...

Martin Gayford Hardcover | 16.51 x 4.06 x 24.13 cm | 352 pp Thames & Hudson | 2018 | 9780500239773  Modernists & Mavericks presents a masterfully narrated account of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s, illustrated throughout with documentary photographs...

Matthew Wilson Hardcover | 23.37 x 2.54 x 27.43 cm | 240 pp Thames & Hudson | 2023 | 9780500025673 For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of...

Michael Findlay Hardcover | 18.11 x 2.69 x 24.77 cm | 240 pp Prestel | 2022 | 9783791389073 Internationally renowned dealer and market expert Michael Findlay offers a lively and authoritative look at the financial and emotional value of art throughout history. In this newly...

Mark Ledbury  Softcover | 17.78 x 1.78 x 24.13 cm | 256 pp Yale University Press | 2013 | 9780300191929 Fictions of Art History addresses art history’s complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians’ viewing...

Arthur Lubow Hardcover | 14.61 x 1.91 x 20.96 cm | 216 pp Yale University Press | 2021 | 9780300237214 A biography of the elusive but celebrated Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer connecting his Jewish background to his life and artMan Ray (1890–1976), a...

Kate Bryan & Anna Higgie Hardcover | 14.73 x 2.79 x 22.35 cm | 224 pp Frances Lincoln | 2021 | 9780711251731 In Bright Stars, Kate Bryan examines the lives and legacies of 30 great artists who died too young, celebrating their inspirational stories and extraordinary...

Timothy Hyman Softcover | 15 x 1.5 x 21 cm | 224 pp Thames & Hudson | 2003 | 9780500203729 For two centuries, the city-republic of Siena was home to a brilliant succession of painters who created some of the greatest masterpieces of all...

Camilla Gray Softcover | 15.24 x 2.29 x 21.08 cm | 324 pp Thames & Hudson | 1986 | 9780500202074 When the original edition of this book was published, John Russell hailed it as a massive contribution to our knowledge of one of the most...

Wayne Frantis Softcover | 16.19 x 1.91 x 21.91 cm | 352 pp Phaidon | 2015 | 9780714868790 In this monograph, from Phaidon's Art and Ideas series, Wayne Franits examines the work of Vermeer within the framework of his times, one of the most intellectually creative...

Emma Chambers Hardcover | 27.31 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm | 240 pp Tate Publishing | 2022 | 9781849768214  Walter Sickert was one of the most influential artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An apprentice of Whistler and close associate of Degas,...

Thomas Kennedy Hardcover | 15.62 x 1.27 x 19.56 cm | 48 pp Tate Publishing | 2022 | 9781849768221  ‘Any fool can paint, but drawing is the thing and drawing is the test. If you are a good draughtsman you are ipso facto a good...

Teresa Präauer Hardcover | 13.34 x 1.78 x 19.69 cm | 120 pp Hatje Cantz | 2022 | 9783775751803  Lucas Cranach the Elder created around 500 works during his lifetime. With his portraits of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchton and as court painter to Frederick...

Ulf Küster  Hardcover | 13.34 x 1.78 x 19.69 cm | 120 pp Hatje Cantz | 2022 | 9783775752480 Pivotal in modern art’s move towards abstraction, Piet Mondrian’s oeuvre is extraordinarily versatile and complex. Not only did he paint and draw, he also wrote extensively...

Hardcover | 25 x 1.5 x 22.5 cm | 72 pp 5 Continents Editions | 2019 | 9788874399093 Rare & Collectable The roots of the strong link between Jean Dubuffet and Venice lie in the past. It is no accident that the city has...

Hardcover | 17.53 x 3.4 x 24.89 cm | 356 pp Museum of Fine Arts Budapest | 2023 | 9786156595089 This catalogue of Renoir's first monographic exhibition in Hungary (2023-2024) presenting almost seventy works, this book explores an oeuvre spanning six decades, from the...

Hardcover | 15.88 x 3.3 x 23.5 cm | 208 pp Unicorn | 2021 | 9781913491482 Countless dollars of art are stolen or looted every year, yet governments often consider art theft a luxury problem. With limited public law enforcement, what prevents thieves, looters...