Rembrandt moved from Leiden to Amsterdam as a young man, drawn by its robust art market and the deep pockets of its patrons. This well illustrated book presents several essays on different a... read more
A lively history of sculpture from the pre-Ice Age lion-man, made of bone, to Eliasson and Saraceno's use of light and air. Who better to celebrate the elements of (and in) sculptural form t... read more
A biography of the sculptor Stephen Tomlin, a man of devastating attractions on the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group who seems to have gone to bed with most of the people he met and then dran... read more
A study of the beginnings of the idea of the 'modern artist'. Not set in Paris or New York, as you might expect, but London among the students at the Royal Academy between 1769 to 1830.
Craske's revisionist account of the 'painter of light' casts him in a rather more crepuscular emotional gloaming. Fascinating and deeply researched; illustrated of course.
The American artist best known for his conceptual work was also a prolific print maker, making lithographs, silkscreens, etchings, aquatints, woodcuts, and linocuts. Many illustrations.
APPEAR - Ancient Panel Paintings: Examination, Analysis, and Research - is an international collaboration between conservationists, scientists and curators around the world, set up in 2013. ... read more