History of art Books
Yale University Press René Magritte Newly Discovered Works
Book SynopsisA continuation of the five-volume René Magritte Catalogue Raisonné that introduces 130 newly attributed worksTrade Review “[A] real treasure trove. . . . [the] large-scale reproductions of gouache paintings . . . are drop-dead gorgeous.”—Janet Tyson, Glasstire.com -- Janet Tyson * Glasstire.com *
£33.25
Yale University Press The Mechanical Smile
Book SynopsisA superlative study of the roots of the modern fashion show
£40.38
Yale University Press Shoe Obsession
Book SynopsisAn astute exploration of the most outrageous shoe designs of the 21st centuryTrade Review"From wedge to prism to stiletto, Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology meticulously chronicle the world of fancy footwear in their new book. . ."—T Magazine * T Magazine *
£26.12
Yale University Press Painting in Latin America 15501820
Book SynopsisSurveys the diverse styles, subjects and iconography of painting in Latin America between the 16th and 19th centuries. Comparing and contrasting the Viceroyalties of New Spain, with its centre in modern-day Mexico, and Peru, the authors explore the very different ways the two regions responded to the influence of the Europeans and their art.Trade Review“It is a testament to Yale that they have embraced a colonial Latin American topic and the book is handsome with rich, high-quality colour reproductions. . . . Paintings in Latin America immediately becomes the authoritative work on the subject in English.”—Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Apollo -- Gauvin Alexander Bailey * Apollo *“The eleven chapters in Painting in Latin America are thought provoking and largely original; additionally, the book’s bibliographic richness, frequent inclusion of little-studied artists and presentation of high quality images (many published for the first time) make it a truly rewarding study.”—Cristina Cruz Gonzalez, Burlington -- Cristina Cruz Gonzalez * Burlington *
£52.25
Yale University Press Alice Aycock Drawings
Book SynopsisAlice Aycock emerged onto New York art scene in 1970s and is known for her large-scale public sculptures that often combine an industrial appearance with references to weightlessness and to science and cosmology. This book explores her drawings, which include elements of mirage, and science, and evoke both abstract thinking and bodily sensation.Trade Review“Fineberg (Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being) fills out the body of references that inform Aycock’s drawings and emphasizes the capaciousness of her curiosities. Fineberg’s tone is clear and elucidating, while also capturing his subject’s deep sense of play.”—Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *“Including over one hundred works, Some Stories Are Worth Repeating is the first comprehensive exploration of Alice Aycock’s creative process.”—College Art Association, Committee on Women in the Arts * College Art Association, Committee on Women in the Arts *
£999.99
Yale University Press Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A vast project spanning more than 1m words and 1,500 images . . . Bambach’s numerous discoveries include a small drapery study in the Royal Collection, where it was described as from Leonardo’s workshop.”—Dalya Alberge, Guardian “awesomely ambitious”—Holland Cotter, New York Times“A project nearly a quarter-century in the making, this monograph attempts to provide a comprehensive revisiting of the man so many know only as the painter of the ‘Mona Lisa’ and the ‘Last Supper.’”—Lauren Christensen, New York Times Book Review“This outstanding work for Leonardo’s quincentenary is riveting. Across four sumptuous, scholarly volumes Bambach takes a fresh biographical approach, exploring especially through drawings and handwriting how Leonardo visualised knowledge in a new way. She humanises genius by showing the gap between his mysterious visions and staggering achievements.”—Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times“The outstanding memorial to Leonardo’s quincentenary year: a new biographical approach across four riveting exquisite volumes, exploring through paintings, drawings, diagrams, handwriting, Leonardo’s attempt to visualise knowledge in a fresh way, and his sense of the gap between his mysterious imaginings and his intellectual and artistic achievements” — Financial Times (Books of the Year 2019)“This extraordinary, monumental art historical achievement in four volumes, running to 2,350 pages, also doubles as a de facto catalogue raisonné for the ages.”—David Anfam, Art Newspaper“Bambach's four-volume account of the artist's life and work is a feat of research and interpretation that has taken a quarter of a century to produce. As well as poring over Leonardo's drawings, paintings, and writings, Bambach considers the relevant scholarship and recent technical evidence”— Apollo Magazine“In the case of 2019, there is no question about the most substantial commemoration of the year, with Carmen C Bambach’s toweringly authoritative four-volume Leonardo da Vinci Rediscoveredstanding head and shoulders above any of its rivals”—David Ekserdjian, Evening Standard“[. . .] Because only about a dozen surviving paintings are now generally accepted, the notebooks and drawings provide the main insight into [Leonardo’s] personality and development as an artist. But they also present formidable problems of dating, attribution and purpose, which are at the heart of Carmen Bambach's massive and extraordinarily impressive scrutiny”—Charles Hope, London Review of BooksWinner in the PROSE Awards Art History and Criticism category, sponsored by the Association of American PublishersWinner of the2020 PROSE Award for Excellence in Humanities, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers.Winner of the 2020 PROSE Awards R.R. Hawkins Award, sponsored by The Association of American Publishers
£405.00
Yale University Press Rituals of Rented Island Object Theater Loft
Book SynopsisExplores three performance art practices of the 1970s and early 1980s: object theater; loft performance; and new psychodrama. By tracing the paths of such artists as Stuart Sherman, Julia Heyward, Jared Bark and Jill Kroesen, this title makes visible a critical period in the development of performance art.
£999.99
Yale University Press From Still Life to the Screen Print Culture
Book SynopsisExplores the print culture of 18th-century London, focusing on the correspondences between images and consumer objects. In this text, the author considers such themes as the display of objects in still lifes and markets, the connoisseur's fetishistic gaze, and the fusion of body and ornament in satires of fashion.
£33.25
Yale University Press Impressionist France
Book SynopsisA novel look at the relationship between Impressionist painting and photography and the forging of a national identity in France between 1850 and 1880
£23.75
Yale University Press The American West in Bronze 18501925
Book SynopsisFeatures sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi.Trade Review"Must-have book for lovers of bronze sculpture and Western Art."—Maine Antique Digest -- M.A.D Staff * Main Antique Digest *
£999.99
Yale University Press Artists Under Hitler
Book SynopsisA penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi GermanyTrade Review“A persuasive, nuanced, and surprising picture of German culture under the Nazis.”—Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *“Absorbing.”—Robert Fulford, National Post (Canada) -- Robert Fulford * National Post *“Fascinating . . . Artists Under Hitler successfully manages to add some grey to the generally black-and-white conversation about Nazis and art.”—William O’Connor, Daily Beast -- William O’Connor * Daily Beast *
£30.88
Yale University Press The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints
Book SynopsisFrom the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literature, music, and the visual arts in new and captivating ways. Finding an eager audience in the growing number of educated middle-class collectors, printmakers experimented with modern technologies, such as lithography, and drew on the contemporary interest in regional folklore and traditional fairy tales to produce innovative compositions that both contributed to and reflected the dramatic cultural and political upheavals of the Romantic era. Featuring the work of more than 120 artists, including Casper David Friedrich, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Joseph Anton Koch, Philipp Otto Runge, and Johann Gottfried Schadow, this authoritative book contains many unique and never-before-published examples of prints from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's unrivaled collection. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtTrade Review“The book provides unique insights into a collection that has been wisely and selectively expanded since 1985” —Peter Prange, Print QuarterlyJohn Ittmann’s The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, 1770-1850 co-won the 2018 IFPDA Book Award.
£54.62
Yale University Press Strange Eggs Poems and Cutouts 195658 Menil
Book SynopsisIn 1957-58, after he moved to New York's Lower East Side, Claes Oldenburg (b 1929) began making collages he has described as mostly done in an uncontrolled and intuitive dream mode. This title features Cleas Oldenburg's eighteen collages that were first shown in their entirety at the Menil Collection in 2012.
£28.50
Yale University Press Warm Flesh Cold Marble
Book SynopsisFocusing on the aesthetic concerns of the two most important sculptors of the early 19th century, the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and his Danish rival Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), this book considers: the aesthetic autonomy of works of art, the gender of the subject, and the efficacy of marble as an imitative medium.
£40.38
Yale University Press Rembrandts Themes
Book SynopsisRembrandt van Rjin (1606-1669) was among the few celebrated old masters who enjoyed considerable freedom in his choice of subject matter. This study explores some of the central themes of Rembrandt's paintings, drawings and etchings: grand - love, sin, repentance and forgiveness, adultery, fatherhood, and the conflict between the generations.
£26.12
Yale University Press Preaching Building and Burying
Book SynopsisFriars transformed the relationship of the church to laymen by taking religion outside to public and domestic spaces. This book aims book to analyze the friars' influence on the growth and transformation of medieval buildings and urban spaces.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2016 biennial Jaroslav Pelikan Award, administered by Yale University Press. -- Award * Jaroslav Pelican *“[A] novel perspective on the architecture of the mendicant orders during the crucial centuries that witnessed their extraordinary expansion.”—Claudia Bolgia, Burlington Magazine -- Claudia Bolgia * Burlington Magazine *
£45.12
Yale University Press The Painted Book in Renaissance Italy
Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformationTrade Review“Will surely remain the essential introduction to this subject for decades to come.”—Mark Evans, Burlington -- Mark Evans * Burlington *
£52.25
Yale University Press Lee Bontecou
Book SynopsisThe first survey of more than fifty years of drawing by a legendary sculptor and draftswoman
£999.99
Yale University Press The Marble Index
Book SynopsisExploring the relationship with painted portraits, conventions, settings, sitting, making and multiple production, this book argues that the new centrality and aesthetic ambition of the sculptural portrait were informed by Enlightenment notions of perception and selfhood.Trade Review“This book is beautifully laid out with superb photographs and details of sculpture illustrated, while the dense text provides a penetrating analysis of the subject… This ground-breaking compendium of observation and research accrued through years of experience, curating and teaching demands attentive reading.”—Tessa Murdoch, Burlington Magazine -- Tessa Murdoch * Burlington Magazine *
£47.50
Yale University Press The Cobbe Cabinet of Curiosities An AngloIrish
Book SynopsisReveals the fascinating history of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the Cobbe family, who created it around 1750 at Newbridge House and developed it over the following century. In this book, the enormous range of surviving objects and specimens is illustrated by photographs and has been catalogued by scholars in the respective fields.Trade Review“The singularity of the book lies in the weight and breadth of specialist scholarship which has been marshalled”—Dora Thornton, Art Newspaper -- Dora Thornton * Art Newspaper *
£67.50
Yale University Press Ravaged Art and Culture in Times of Conflict
Book SynopsisThe year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict.
£52.25
Yale University Press The Funk Wag from a to Z Menil Collection YUP
Book SynopsisFeatures thousands of images rendered by photomechanical reproduction that served a populist, mid-century encyclopaedia are reconfigured with 21st-century hindsight and idiosyncratic connections that convey social and artistic commentaries.
£57.00
Yale University Press William Merritt Chase
Book SynopsisA landmark retrospective that examines William Merritt Chase and his lasting contribution to the history of modern artTrade Review"An impressive exhibit catalog ... [that] provide[s] a multifaceted understanding of this American proto-Modern."-Karl Wolff, New York Journal of Books -- Karl Wolff New York Journal of Books
£45.12
Yale University Press Navigating the West
Book SynopsisA new look at George Caleb Bingham's iconic river paintings and his creative process in making themTrade ReviewAmon Carter Museum of American Art (10/04/14–01/04/15) * Amon Carter Museum of American Art *Saint Louis Art Museum(02/22/15–05/17/15) * Saint Louis Art Museum *The Metropolitan Museum of Art (06/22/15–09/20/15) * The Metropolitan Museum of Art *
£28.50
Yale University Press Four Centuries of Quilts
Book SynopsisAn exquisite and authoritative look at four centuries of quilts and quilting from around the worldTrade Review"A wonderful book, an enormous, fabulous overview devoted to the world-famous collection of Colonial Williamsburg. . . . The two textile conservators responsible for the collection offer us in this book a fabulous journey to a land of richly documented quilts and hundreds of photos of extraordinary pieces. Obviously, this is one to collect!"—Quiltmania"[A] landmark book . . . The book is a trove of information and inspiration, and one that any lover of antique quilts or quilt history must own."—Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting"Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come."—Quilt Scene Magazine, Winter 2015-16 issue"The book Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, by the curators Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey, . . . delves into the genealogies of craftswomen, including a Maine blueberry farmer, a Brooklyn philanthropist and an Alabama housekeeper."—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times"Quilts aren’t just for warmth. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways women reacted to the Civil War and how far-flung countries traded with each other at an early date. . . . The book catalogs nearly 180 quilts from the museum’s collection, dating back more than 400 years, and tells the stories of the quilt-makers . . . often left out of the historical record."—Alexandra Wolfe, Wall Street Journal"An important addition to any decorative arts library, for it contains the most recent quilt scholarship, carefully footnoted."—Lita Solis-Cohen, Maine Antiques Digest"[Four Centuries of Quilts] is a joint publication by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Yale University Press. With those credentials you know that this big, attractive book is the word on quilt making in America."—Danielle Arnet, syndicated columnist, "The Smart Collector," Chicago Tribune"An indispensable—and strikingly beautiful—addition to the study of historic American quilts."—Rhonda Sonnemburg, Selvedge
£54.62
Yale University Press A Golden Age of European Art Celebrating Fifty
Book SynopsisMarking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation's collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson's iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection. Distributed for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
£42.75
Yale University Press Cast for Eternity Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the
Book SynopsisShowcasing more than thirty ancient bronzes from the exceptional holdings of the Shanghai Museum, this illustrated book offers a compelling overview of the beauty of Chinese bronzes and the traditions surrounding them. It also features an essay that serves as an introduction to these masterpieces.
£28.50
Yale University Press Revolution of the Eye
Book SynopsisAn engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s
£35.62
Yale University Press Sculpture Victorious
Book SynopsisHighlights the diversity, originality and ubiquity of sculptural production during the reign of Queen Victoria. This illustrated book examines how colourful marbles, bronzes, finely wrought silver, and exquisitely detailed electrotypes, as well as gems, cameos and porcelain, related to and contributed to the contemporary world.Trade Review‘Three cheers for the Yale Center for British Art and Tate Britain for collaborating on the exhibition “Sculpture Victorious” at Tate Britain… The show, accompanied by a scholarly catalogue of the same title, will also explains the evolution of the new technologies, styles, materials and ideas of the late British Empire.’—D. I , Art Newspaper. -- D.I. * Art Newspaper *“As sumptuous as its subject . . . illustrated by magnificent photography . . . essays by a distinguished group of scholars address every aspect of this fascinating art form . . . this book encompasses the subject in all its majesty.”—Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Magazine Antiques -- Barrymore Laurence Scherer * Magazine Antiques *
£52.25
Yale University Press How to Read Islamic Carpets
Book SynopsisCarpets made in the "Rug Belt" - an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India - have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This book explores the history, design techniques, materials, craftsmanship, and socio-economic contexts of these works.
£18.95
Yale University Press James Northcote History Painting and the Fables
Book SynopsisThe artistic accomplishments of James Northcote (1746-1831) have tended to be overshadowed by his role as a biographer of Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. This book focuses on Northcote's One Hundred Fables (1828), a masterpiece of wood engraving.
£47.50
Yale University Press Ever Yours
Book Synopsis"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." --W. H. AudenTrade Review"No artist was ever a more engaging, vivid, honest, yearning, generous correspondent: you can open this selection on any page and be instantly riveted. Marvellously condensed from the Van Gogh Museum’s landmark six-volume 2009 edition."—Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times"The truth about Vincent van Gogh, the very core of his struggles, beliefs, madness, and ambitions can be found in his collected letters, Ever Yours."—Nick Mafi, Daily Beast"Of considerable interest to art lovers, students, scholars, and others, this affordable, well-presented, and scholarly publication is very highly recommended for many academic, large public, and special library art book collections."—Library Journal, starred review"A fitting tribute in the year that marks the 125th anniversary of the artist’s death."—Apollo Magazine"The selection is astute, the translation earthy, the facsimiles of illustrated pages handsome and comprehensive. Of all the editions, Ever Yours is the best combination of readability and accuracy for a general reader."—Alexander Adams, Spiked"[Van Gogh’s letters] make up not only a creative autobiography without parallel in visual art but what the editors of a new selection call 'a highlight of world literature.' . . . Lovers not only of great art but great autobiography should devour this ample sample. A bargain at 770 pages, enriched by scores of the drawings (or 'croquis') with which Vincent explained his works-in-progress, the volume knits 265 letters into a coherent, impassioned, and eloquent pilgrim’s progress."—Boyd Tonkin, The IndependentA Best Art Book of 2014 —Huffington Post
£38.00
Yale University Press Postcards on Parchment
Book SynopsisMedieval prayer books held not only the devotions and meditations of Christianity, but also housed, slipped between pages, sundry notes, reminders, and ephemera, such as pilgrims' badges, sworn oaths, and small painted images. Many of these last items have been classified as manuscript illumination, but Kathryn M. Rudy argues that these pictures should be called, instead, parchment paintings, similar to postcards. In a delightful study identifying this group of images for the first time, Rudy delineates how these objects functioned apart from the books in which they were kept. Whereas manuscript illuminations were designed to provide a visual narrative to accompany a book's text, parchment paintings offered a kind of autonomous currency for exchange between individualspeople who longed for saturated color in a gray world of wood, stone, and earth. These small, colorful pictures offered a brilliant reprieve, and Rudy shows how these intriguing and previously unfamiliar images were traded and cherished, shedding light into the everyday life and relationships of those in the medieval Low Countries.Trade Review'Yale has produced the first published book to identify and give us an insight into these types of images... It is a must for history lovers, but will be enjoyed by all who turn its glorious pages, with some unforgettable illustrations.'-Bill Spence, Yorkshire Gazette & Herald. -- Bill Spence Yorkshire Gazette & Herald "Postcards on Parchment is a cornucopia of deeply researched case studies and images"-Nicolette Zeeman, TLS -- Nicolette Zeeman TLS "It is not often that a scholar can say they have identified a new genre of artwork. Yet Kathryn Rudy has achieved just that in this thoughtful study of parchment paintings."-Mary Wellesley, Apollo -- Mary Wellesley Apollo "[Kathryn Rudy's] study is both provocative and well documented, generously illustrated and appealingly written, with a lively awareness of the medieval practices that are likely to draw in non-specialists as well."-Elizabeth J. Moodey, Historians of Netherlandish Art -- Elizabeth J. Moodey Historians of Netherlandish Art "[An] exuberant study ... Rudy is an agile spelunker of books, delving with brio into their recesses. The abundant details that emerge from these excavations never seem to grow ponderous, and they are always leavened by Rudy's effervescent prose."-Sonja Drimmer, caa.reviews -- Sonja Drimmer caa.reviews
£61.75
Yale University Press Ireland
Book SynopsisA sweeping survey of the arts of Ireland spanning 150 years and an astonishing range of artists and mediaTrade Review"Timely and significant"—Cristin Leach Hughes, Sunday Times Ireland. -- Cristin Leach Hughes * Sunday Times Ireland *
£28.50
Yale University Press This Is a Portrait If I Say So
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth exploration of the rise and evolution of abstract, symbolic, and conceptual portraiture in American artTrade Review“While the rise of identity politics since the early 1990s has subjected ideas of the nature and representation of identity to scrutiny, there has been no single publication that focuses on artists’ development of radical alternative strategies in portraiture. The authors of This Is a Portrait If I Say So are to be applauded for addressing this important and neglected subject, and for the original and significant questions that their project raises.”—Paul Moorhouse, National Portrait Gallery, London -- Paul Moorhouse“Given the scholarly attention devoted to portraiture in recent years, and the growing number of major exhibitions that look at the genre, This Is a Portrait If I Say So is a timely intervention. One of its great strengths is the absolutely fascinating and unusual array of portraits chosen for examination.”—Shearer West, University of Sheffield -- Shearer West“[This] book explores how different artists investigate the meaning of identity through a range of issues, from sexuality and technology to race and politics . . . [to] reveal both the expansiveness and the diversity within the genre of American portraiture.”—The Magazine Antiques * The Magazine Antiques *“In a time when identity, politics, and technology are so prevalent in our daily lives, This is a Portrait If I Say So reveals a new narrative of the progression of portraiture in American art.”—Mackenzie Salisbury, ARLIS/NA Reviews -- Mackenzie Salisbury * ARLIS/NA Reviews *
£999.99
Yale University Press Van Gogh
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the dawn of Van Gogh's artistic career
£38.00
Yale University Press European Art
Book SynopsisA bold revision of the history of European art, told through the lens of neuroscienceTrade ReviewWon the 2017 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title
£45.12
Yale University Press On Display
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Makes an important contribution to the wider study of Early Modern visual and material culture, the concept of magnificence, and the place of the queens consort within these debates.”—Sara Wolfson, Art Newspaper -- Sara Wolfson * Art Newspaper *“A densely detailed study”—Sarah R Cohen, College Art Association -- Sarah R Cohen * College Art Association *
£38.00
Yale University Press The Tiger in the Smoke
Book SynopsisTaking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at film, television, and commercial advertisements as well as more traditional media such aspainting, The Tiger in the Smoke provides an unprecedented analysis of the art and culture of post-war Britain. Art historian Lynda Nead presents fascinating insights into how the Great Fogs of the 1950s influenced the newfound fashion for atmospheric cinematic effects. She also discusses how the widespread use of color in advertisements was part of an increased ideological awareness of racial differences. Tracing the parallel ways that different media developed new methodsof creating images that variously harkened back to Victorian ideals, agitated for modern innovations, or redefined domesticity, this book's broad purview gives a complete picture of how the visual culture of post-war Britain expressed the concerns of a society that was struggling to forge a new identity. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British ArtTrade Review"This is a luminous book about the greyness that delayed Britain’s search for modernity in the postwar era." — Frances Spalding, The Guardian "This is an absolutely terrific book." — David Marx, David Marx: Book Reviews "acute and wide-ranging analysis" — Mark Jones, Albion Magazine Online“[A] closely argued study of culture and society in post-war Britain” – Ruth Guilding, TLS“Far from being a dry and dusty tome it fizzes with an energy for anyone who is interested in the environment around them.” —Hampshire Chronicle“Here, the author prowls around corners, inhabits bombsites and lurks in the fog, uncovering, through her persuasive text and generous illustrations, a new and nuanced vision of a city that reveals its character in the obscured, the elided and the everyday”—Catherine Jolivette, Burlington Magazine
£33.25
Yale University Press The American School
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at the changing status of American artists in the 18th and early 19th centuryTrade Review“This is as handsome and well-produced a volume as we can expect from Yale, and a vital addition to the canon of American art history.”—Loyd Grossman, Burlington -- Loyd Grossman * Burlington *Winner of the 2017 New England Society Book Award for Art in the Art & Photography category. -- New England Society Book Awards * New England Society in the City of New York *
£47.50
Yale University Press Edward Ruscha
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£135.00
Yale University Press Van Goghs Bedrooms
Book SynopsisA fascinating look at the genesis and meaning of Van Gogh's famed paintings of his bedroom
£28.50
Yale University Press Modernism and Memory
Book SynopsisThis book is a glorious celebration of Rhoda Pritzker's collection of 20th-century British art, much of which has been donated to the Yale Center for British Art. Pritzker, whowas born in Manchester in1914 and emigrated to the UnitedStates during the Blitz,was an avid and daring collector of paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Keen to support artists whose reputations were still emerging, and loyal to no single school or style, she developed a unique and impressively diverse collection. While Pritzker most actively purchased pieces in the 1950s and 1960s, her collection offers a fascinating window onto postwar artistic production. Beautifully illustrated, this catalogue features a number of unpublished works and archival materials. Among the artists discussed are key figures, including L. S. Lowry, Barbara Hepworth,Anthony Caro, and Henry Moore, as well as lesser-known artists. The texts elucidate the factors that made Pritzker's method of collecting so singularnamely her relationship to an evolving transatlantic artistic community and the deeply personal nature of the works she procured. Distributed for the Yale Center for British ArtExhibition Schedule:Yale Center for British Art, New Haven (05/11/2016-08/21/2016)Trade Review“Her collection as a whole makes the good point that the story of art can be compelling in its byways as well as its highways.”—Patrick McCaughey, Times Literary Supplement -- Patrick McCaughey * Times Literary Supplement *
£42.75
Yale University Press The Wrath of the Gods
Book SynopsisPeter Paul Rubens (15771640) proudly described his monumental painting Prometheus Bound as firstamong the flower of my stock. This singular work demonstrates how Rubens engaged with and responded to his predecessors Michelangelo and Titian, with whom he shared an interest in depictions of physical torment. The Wrath of the Gods offers an in-depth case study of the Flemish artist's creative process and aesthetic, while also demonstrating why this particular painting has appealed to viewers over time. Many scholars have elaborated on Rubens's affinity for Titian, but his connection to Michelangelo has received far less attention. This study presents a new interpretation of Prometheus Bound, showing how Rubens created parallels between the pagan hero Prometheus and Michelangelo's Risen Christ from the Sistine Chapel's Last Judgment. Christopher D. M. Atkins expands our understanding of artistic transmission by elucidating how Rubens synthesized the works he saw in Italy, Spain, and his native Antwerp, and how Prometheus Bound in turn influenced Dutch, Flemish, and Italian artists. By emulating Rubens's composition, these artists circulated it throughout Europe, broadening its influence from his day to ours. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Philadelphia Museum of Art (09/12/1512/06/15)
£999.99
Yale University Press Keys to a Passion
Book SynopsisThis beautiful and authoritative book brings together a number of exceptional works of art whose audacity disrupted the course of art history at the beginning of the 20th century. Major artists including Monet, Mondrian, Malevich, Rothko, Bonnard, Picasso, Munch, Giacometti, Bacon, Léger, Picabia, Matisse, Kupka, and Kandinsky are each represented by a key piece from their oeuvre. The text comprises 20 essays on the individual artists by a team of internationally renowned experts. Additional essays grapple with important questions and current debates within the art world, such as which artists are now making art history, and what gives a work lasting iconic status. The book focuses on well-known, landmark works that are models of the passionate creation of art as well as staples of scholarship on art history. Distributed for Editions Hazan, ParisExhibition Schedule:Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (03/20/1507/06/15)
£33.25
Yale University Press Art in Britain 16601815 The Yale University Press
Book SynopsisArt in Britain 16601815 presents the first social history of British art from the period known as the long 18th century, and offers a fresh and challenging look at the major developments in painting, drawing, and printmaking that took place during this period. It describes how an embryonic London art world metamorphosed into a flourishing community of native and immigrant practitioners, whose efforts ultimately led to the rise of a British School deemed worthy of comparison with its European counterparts. Within this larger narrative are authoritative accounts of the achievements of celebrated artists such as Peter Lely, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, and J.M.W. Turner. David H. Solkin has interwoven their stories and many others into a critical analysis of how visual culture reinforced, and on occasion challenged, established social hierarchies and prevailing notions of gender, class, and race as Britain entered the modern age. More than 300 artworks, accompanied by detailed anTrade Review“Solkin is the author of two or three of the most important books on 18th and early 19th century British art to have been published in the last quarter century… In his Pelican history he has attempted something even more ambitious, and has been triumphantly successful. He describes it as a social history of art, a critical analysis of how the visual culture of the 18th century ‘operated within a social field structured by relationships of power’. The book is extraordinarily comprehensive, its discussion of the different genres of painting as they develop through the 18th century so full, detailed and thoughtful that it will be completely impossible to do it justice”—John Barrell, London Review of Books -- John Barrell * LRB *“Solkin has created a coherent and persuasive account of the growth and development of British art, based on a fine-grained understanding of the larger historical movements of the periods he considers and an intense engagement with the works themselves.”—David Bindman, Art Newspaper -- David Bindman * Art Newspaper *“An authoritative, enveloping structure. You feel the change and expansion of the British art world over the eighteenth century.”—Patrick McCaughey, Australian Book Review -- Patrick McCaughey * Australian Book Review *
£57.00
Yale University Press Hogarths Legacy
Book SynopsisThe legacy of graphic artist William Hogarth (1697-1764) remains so emphatic that even his last name has evolved into a common vernacular term referring to his characteristically scathing form of satire. Featuring rarely seen images and written contributions from leading scholars, this book showcases a collection of the artist's works gathered from the Lewis Walpole Library at Yale University and other repositories. It attests to the idiosyncratic nature of his style and its international influence, which continues to incite aesthetic and moral debate among critics. The eight essays by eminent Hogarth experts help to further contextualize the artist's unique narrative strategies, embedding the work within German philosophical debates and the moral confusion of the Victorian period and emphasizing the social and political dimensions that are part and parcel of its profound impact. Endlessly parodied and emulated, Hogarth's distinctive satire persists in its influence throughout the centuries and this publication provides the necessary lens through which to view it.Distributed for the Lewis Walpole Library
£47.50
Yale University Press The Glory of Saint George
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. The earliest existing references to this episode in the hagiography of Saint George date from the 11th century, and the mythical conflict has entertained the imaginations of artists ever since. Copiously illustrated, this book includes varied representations in painting, sculpture, engraving, and more by artists from Raphael and Peter Paul Rubens to Odilon Redon and Andy Warhol. In addition, the artists David Claerbout, Giuseppe Penone, Luc Tuymans, and Angel Vergara Santiago have been invited to contribute their own interpretations of the story, and these new works are also featured. The contemporary perspective is further explored in the book through essays that trace the shifting resonance of the allegory, positing that it has evolved to become symbolic of man's internal struggle as he attempts to fulfill his destiny. Distributed for MercatorfondsExhibition Schedule:Musée des Arts Contemporains au Grand-Hornu (10/18/1501/17/16)
£33.25
