Catalogue of the exhibition at Pallant House, in Chichester, which spans the life and work of this glorious, famously happy artist. With contributions by Ian Collins, David Attenborough, Edm... read more
First edition, first printing in very good condition with a very good dust jacket. Hicks considers the works of twenty four artists including Bacon, Freud, Hodgkin and Rego; many illustratio... read more
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 detailed portrait of the Jewish families whose collecting dominated the art world, and of their pillaging by the Nazis and the subsequent attempts at restitution.
Ten women: Doña Maria Picasso y Lopez (Picasso's mother), Maria Dolores Ruiz Picasso (his sister), Gertrude Stein, Fernande Olivier, Eva Gouel (Marcelle Humbert), Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Thé... read more
A nifty little book on this fascinating artist. Queen of collage, doyenne of Dada, Höch's avant-garde approach to paper and photography cut to the heart of Germany's political and cultural ... read more
This long interview, recorded with the Swiss critic Pierre Courthion when the artist was recovering from an operation in bed during the Nazi Occupation, was never published - until now.
Looks at the tension in his work between past and present, through his own collections of objects - both precious and worthless. To accompany the exhibition at the Design Museum.
Beautifully published in India, this shows the development of Olivia's work from watercolours of contemporary life in India to the exquisite geometric works of recent years: focussed, ordere... read more
A fine book on the first woman artist of European standing, with special emphasis on her impact in England where she was the first female member of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Cambridge University curators explore touch throughout art, how we leave our mark and how we connect. Illustrated essays from ancient limestone sculptures to contemporary abstract painting.
CA, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Euan Uglow. With an introductory reminiscence of the Slade and them by a fellow student, Susan Campbell. Includes three essays by the three... read more