A portrait of the group composed of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Herbert Read, Gropius, Mondrian and others: how their lives crossed and influenced one another... read more
Vol 1 was shortlisted last year for the Baillie Gifford Prize. WF knew Freud extremely well; he chronicles the colourful private life and pictures with detachment.
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 survey of this pioneering and serene colourist (1885-1965), who eschewed '-isms' and quietly got on with his work - much of it plein air. Early impressionistic impastos quickly give way to... read more
Long has spent a large part of his 50-year career hiking across various mountain ranges, valleys and deserts. This book is a chronology of his trips and a testament to his eye for finding co... read more
Carves out a space in modern British art history for Helen Sutherland, Myfanwy Piper and a host of lesser known female collectors, gallerists and friends.
Blackwell is a remarkable artist who creates astonishing tableaux made of cut-out paper; many of her subjects are taken from fairy tales and she often works with the pages of old books. This... read more
Teaching at the Royal College of Art from 1948-1975, he had enormous influence on a generation of British artists. He was also a significant artist in his own right, best known for his vivid... read more