Roger Fry is synonymous with the birth of Modernism in our watery isles - with the 'Art-Quake' of 1910 and beyond. Here is a delightful, well-illustrated biography of this charmer, of whom W... read more
Ducuments the interior of this jewel that is wholly in sync with its creator. By the great-nieces who lived in the house in Mexico City all their lives.
The objects that Morandi used in his work have survived in his studio all this time. These deeply pleasing bottles, jugs, vases and battered tin vessels have been photographed there, one by ... read more
Picasso, Paul and Nusch Eluard, Man Ray, Roland Penrose, Ady Fidelin, Eileen Agar, Dora Maar and Lee Miller in the late '30s, navigating art and friendship against a grim political backdrop.
A selection of Avery's paintings and watercolours, with recent work by a few contemporary artists he has influenced. Accompanies a show at MICAS in Malta.
The intersection of political jiggery-pokery and art and the growth of modern art in Britain: Hepworth, Nash (Paul), Bawden, Kokoschka, Moore, Picasso.
From a major exhibition at MoMA which presents Lam as an important transnational artist. Born in Cuba, he spent most of his life in Spain, France and Italy. His style brings together Europea... read more
Like Cope's buses (and men) arriving in multiples after a long wait, we have two books on this intriguing Cuban painter, whose European influences include Braque, Picasso and Paul Klee...
Gorgeous coffee table book from Rizzoli on CLB, a British artist, recently president of the RA. The works presented here are abstract and intense: vigorous brushwork, exquisite palettes, sha... read more
To mark the centenary of Picasso's Three Dancers, the Tate Modern is staging an exhibition that celebrates his love of performance, with fifty-odd of his works inspired by musicians, actors,... read more
Spans his entire career, from training in postwar Dresden to international success, up to his most recent works in the last 5 years. From a major new show at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
This new, comprehensive exploration of Miller's life foregrounds her too-often-sidelined work as a surrealist. Accompanied by a series of essays, including a personal reflection from Deborah... read more
This new, comprehensive exploration of Miller's life foregrounds her too-often-sidelined work as a surrealist. Accompanied by a series of essays, including a personal reflection from Deborah... read more
Larissa Salmina was a wild child of the USSR who rose to be Keeper of Italian Drawings at the Hermitage by her mid twenties; Francis Haskell was a distinguished, deracinated Cambridge art hi... read more
A mentor to Le Corbusier, Ozenfant was an artist and critic who ran art schools in Paris and London in the 1920s and '30s. Highly regarded, he knew everyone: Leonora Carrington was a student... read more
Last autumn's unforgettable exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery was the first major show on the artist and printmaker (and wife of Eric Ravilious) since 1952. The wood engravings, text... read more
A short, illustrated rumination on the work of Edvard Munch through nineteen paintings and drawings. It's as if we're looking over the acclaimed novelist's shoulder as she looks intently at ... read more
Handsome, large format, with generous illustrations. As new, with a pristine dustjacket. A bookseller's label fixed to the lower inside cover (John Sandoe's).