Glorious survey of pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum, from Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew and Lucie Rie to Edmund de Waal, Grayson Perry and many others. Many illustrations.
In addition to his huge abstract canvasses, Rothko produced more than 1,000 paintings on paper, many of which have been gathered for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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
A substantial illustrated biography from the former chief curator at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag - home to the world's largest collection of Mondrian works.
Kojeve's essay on the creation of beauty in his uncle's paintings: through abstraction rather than representation. This slim volume includes some letters between Kandinsky and his philosophe... read more
A re-issue of Leach's book, first published in 1978. Born in Hong Kong, he later lived for many years in Japan where he trained as a potter; eventually he settled near St Ives, built a Japan... read more
From Pliny and Piranesi to Alexander Pope and John Piper: a magnificent wander through ruins with writers, travellers and artists, through their eyes and in their words. Arranged chronologic... read more
Modern British artists in the inter-war period: Evelyn Dunbar, Douglas Percy Bliss, Charles Mahoney, Gilbert Spencer, Clare Leighton, Eric Ravilious, Tirzah Garwood et alia. A slim catalogue... read more