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  • G. F. Watts

    Yale University Press G. F. Watts

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisGeorge Frederic Watts (18171904) was a titanic figure in nineteenth-century British art. The father of British Symbolism and portrait painter of his age, he forged a controversial career that spanned the reign of Queen Victoria. This book, the first in-depth biography of Watts, sheds new light on the pioneering spirit and breadth of mind of the artist. Drawing on Watts's abundant personal correspondence and diaries and an array of other contemporary documents, the book chronicles the artist's career and personal life, including his friendships with Edward Burne-Jones, Frederic Leighton, William Gladstone, and Alfred Tennyson and his relationships with a series of singular women. The book also examines Watts's wide reforming zeal and political agenda as well as his role and dealings in the Victorian art world. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

    10 in stock

    £38.00

  • Futures & Ruins – Eighteenth–Century Paris and

    Getty Trust Publications Futures & Ruins – Eighteenth–Century Paris and

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis is as the favoured artist of an enterprising Parisian elite, Robert is a prophetic case study of the intersection between aesthetics and modernity's dawning business culture. In this provocative study, Hubert Robert's paintings of urban ruins are interpreted as manifestations of a new consciousness of time, one shaped by the uncertainty of an economy characterized by the anxiety-inducing expansion of credit, frenzied speculation on the stock market, and foolhardy ventures in real estate. At the centre of this lively narrative lie Robert's depictions of the ruins of Paris - macabre and spectacular paintings of desolation - on the eve of the French Revolution. Drawing on a vast range of materials, Futures & Ruins interprets Robert's artworks as harbingers of a modern appetite for self-destruction: the paintings are examined as expressions of the pleasures and perils of a risk economy.

    1 in stock

    £28.50

  • Yale University Press George Romney

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    Book SynopsisThis magnificent catalogue, in three volumes and with nearly 2,000 illustrations, will restore George Romney (17341802) to his long-overdue position with his contemporaries Reynolds and Gainsborough as a master of 18th-century British portrait painting. The product of impressive and thorough research undertaken over the course of 20 years, Alex Kidson asserts Romney's status as one of the greatest British painters, whose last catalogue raisonné was published over 100 years ago. In more than 1,800 entries, many supported by new photography, Kidson aims to solve longstanding issues of attribution, distinguishing genuine pictures by Romney from works whose traditional attribution to him can no longer be supported. The author's insights are guided by rich primary source material on Romneyincluding account books, ledgers, and sketchbooksas well as secondary sources such as prints after lost works, newspaper reports and reviews, and writings by Romney's contemporaries. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British ArtTrade Review“Alex Kidson’s catalogue has many virtues: It corrects erroneous, and reveals hitherto unknown, attributions; it chronicles how commissions were carried out; and it meticulously trawls account books, ledgers, sketchbooks, newspaper reports, reviews, and the writings of Romney’s contemporaries to supply the contemporary background for an oeuvre that spans nearly 2,000 portraits. But it also shows how Romney [brought] an altogether new inventiveness and élan to portraiture.”—Edward Short, Weekly Standard -- Edward Short * Weekly Standard *“There is no doubting Kidson’s heroic achievement in producing this catalogue, which has been designed and edited to an exceptionally high standard… By his meticulous research and with his fair-minded assessments Kidson has clearly placed Romney back on his pedestal in the pantheon of great British artists of the eighteenth century.”—Stephen Lloyd, Burlington -- Stephen Lloyd * Burlington *

    Out of stock

    £999.99

  • Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of

    Penguin Putnam Inc Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £17.00

  • Doris Salcedo

    The University of Chicago Press Doris Salcedo

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA mountain of chairs piled between buildings. Shoes sewn behind animal membranes into a wall. A massive crack running through the floor of Tate Modern. This title includes, over one hundred color illustrations by sculptor Doris Salcedo. It is a testament to the power of one of today's most important international artists.

    2 in stock

    £41.80

  • Gerhard Richter

    The University of Chicago Press Gerhard Richter

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisGerhard Richter is one of the most important and popular artists of the postwar era. For decades he has sought innovative ways to make painting more relevant, often through a multifaceted dialogue with photography. This book presents a foundational portrait of this artist and his profoundly influential oeuvre.Trade Review"At a time when art is full of doubt, Richter is the most self-critical of artists, putting painting to the most extravagant tests and taking nothing for granted. In the process, he makes disturbing and often utterly beautiful art.... His work asks people to think freshly and not romantically about control versus freedom, austerity versus exuberance, faith versus skepticism: about what we can trust in what we see.... Having grown up under the Nazis and then in Communist East Germany, he has had his share of dictators and ideologues, in life and in art. He is a solitary man who rarely grants interviews, aware that his solitude also enhances his aura." - New York Times"

    20 in stock

    £40.00

  • Fred Sandback: Vertical Constructions

    David Zwirner Fred Sandback: Vertical Constructions

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £32.00

  • William Merritt Chase: A Life in Art

    D Giles Ltd William Merritt Chase: A Life in Art

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Parrish Art Museum, on Long Island's East End, holds one of the largest public collections of William Merritt Chase in the United States: over forty paintings and works on paper, and a wealth of archival photographs and documents. This new volume features 30 of the artist's most important paintings and works on paper, including his early "Still Life with Fruit" (1871), works from the famous New York park scenes series, notably "Park in Brooklyn" (c. 1887); major studio paintings from the 1880s, such as "The Blue Kimono" (c. 1888); and of course, the paintings made during his summers in Long island's Shinnecock Hills, including "The Bayberry Bush" (c. 1895). It also includes many family photographs taken during summer spent in Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, where Chase founded, and taught at, the Summer School of Art. There are essays covering the key influences on Chase's art and his early career in Munich and his work in Paris and Madrid.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Acknowledgments by Terrie Sultan William Merritt Chase by Alicia G. Longwell Chase's Museum Without Walls by Maureen C. O'Brien Plates Selected Bibliography Photography Credits Index

    5 in stock

    £21.25

  • Strand

    Art / Books Strand

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    £23.80

  • Notan Darklight Principle of Design Dover Art

    Dover Publications Inc. Notan Darklight Principle of Design Dover Art

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisGuiding principle of Eastern art and design, focusing on the interaction between positive and negative space, demonstrated in 6 problems of progressive difficulty. Solutions will fascinate artists and designers. 101 illustrations.

    15 in stock

    £8.54

  • The Symbolism of Paul Gauguin

    University of California Press The Symbolism of Paul Gauguin

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisPresents a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. This book provides insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. It is illustrated with a visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. It offers an interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the artistic and social context.Trade Review"A valuable synthesis of Dorra's insights into the artist, and a comprehensive and accessible account of his symbolism." Modernism/Modernity

    7 in stock

    £60.35

  • Frederic Church

    Yale University Press Frederic Church

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisA beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and the Holy Land by a beloved American artist

    7 in stock

    £33.25

  • Sassetta

    Harvard University Press Sassetta

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisSassetta, the subtle genius from Siena, revolutionized Italian painting with an altarpiece for the small Tuscan town of Borgo San Sepolcro in 1437–1444. This book solves the three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle of this masterwork’s reconstruction and, on a firm scientific foundation, restores it to its vivid historical context.Trade ReviewAdmirers of the richness, seductive accents and elusive beauty of the paintings of Stefano di Giovanni, known as il Sassetta (1392–1450/51), will be delighted by the extraordinary, indeed exhaustive depth of this two-volume study devoted to the polyptych once to be seen on the high altar of the church of S. Francesco in Borgo San Sepolcro, painted between 1437 and 1444. -- Jennifer Sliwka * The Burlington Magazine *Sassetta was the leading painter in Siena in the early fifteenth century and the altarpiece he made for the Franciscan church in the town of Borgo San Sepolcro was one of the biggest altarpieces of the Renaissance, about twenty feet tall and fifteen feet wide. For the last hundred years, this painting has inspired research on the character of Sienese art, and it is now the subject of a beautiful new study in two volumes, Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece. Everything about the book is impressive, from the quality of its printing to the number of people involved in its writing. Led by the brilliant scholar Machtelt Israëls, more than forty experts contributed to the book; and at 636 pages and 435 color illustrations, it is one of the most comprehensive monographs ever written on a single work of Renaissance painting. -- Andrew Butterfield * New York Review of Books *Monumental, immaculately produced volumes...They represent arguably the most exhaustive study of a single altarpiece ever undertaken, and are...both a supreme triumph and a spectacular demonstration of the value of collaborative and interdisciplinary research...In spite of the fact that we already know so much about the altarpiece and its commission, the various authors of this book most definitely do not agree on everything--for all the exquisite good manners on display, the knives are unmistakeably out. Of course, this is as it should be, but is also refreshingly unusual in a world where spineless agreement is all too often the order of the day. What makes the killer footnotes so entertaining here is the way contributors refer to the conflicting arguments of other scholars within these pages precisely in order to explain that they have not been persuaded by them to change their minds...The editorial and literary standards of a publication which necessarily involved a number of contributors whose first language is not English are remarkably high. -- David Ekserdjian * Apollo *

    2 in stock

    £80.76

  • Philip Guston - Nixon Drawings 1971 & 1975

    £40.00

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    £999.99

  • Play with Me

    S Q Publications,US Play with Me

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    £12.34

  • Artaud the Moma

    Columbia University Press Artaud the Moma

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn 1996 Jacques Derrida gave a lecture at the Museum of Modern Art on Antonin Artaud. Artaud the Moma reveals the challenge that Artaud posed to Derrida—and to art and its institutional history. It is a powerful interjection into the museum halls, a crucial moment in Derrida’s thought, and an insightful reading of a challenging writer and artist.Trade ReviewOne of Derrida's most extraordinarily deep and and virtuosic texts and one of the best ever written about Artaud. -- Denis Hollier, New York UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceArtaud the MomaAfterword, by Kaira M. CabañasNotesAcknowledgments, by Kaira M. Cabañas

    10 in stock

    £16.19

  • The Life of Isamu Noguchi

    Princeton University Press The Life of Isamu Noguchi

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisIsamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific yet enigmatic figures in the history of twentieth-century American art. This book features his biography. It draws on Noguchi's letters, his reminiscences, and interviews with his friends and colleagues to cast light on his youth, his creativity, and his relationships.Trade ReviewFinalist for the 2005 Kiriyama Prize in Nonfiction, Pacific Rim Voices One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005 "One artist who succeeded brilliantly in absorbing Asian and Western influences was American sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi... One of the many merits of Masayo Duus's biography of Noguchi is her lively treatment of Noguchi's estranged father, Yonejiro (Yone") Noguchi... Whatever one makes of his poetry, Yonejiro was a pioneer in expressing his Japanese sensibility in a Western medium... [Isamu] Noguchi pared his vision down to a basic sensuality, which owed something to Brancusi and European modernism, and something to Japanese traditional craftsmanship, but mostly to his own extraordinary talent and sensibility, which allowed him to find warm life in the hardest stones."--Ian Buruma, New York Review of Books "Masayo Duus's Life is well considered and never merely effusive... Noguchi was a consummate professional who excelled at whatever he undertook... [He] was forever a Japanese-American. This was a source of energy, and perseverance, and an ambition that never faltered. But it was not a source of serenity."--John Russell, Times Literary Supplement "Noguchi believed that 'my longing for affiliation has been the source of my creativity.' This is something that his biographer, Masayo Duus, also knows, and she has here most persuasively presented the interpretation that Noguchi would most have endorsed. The amount of material in her book is prodigious."--Donald Richie, Times Higher Education Supplement "Factually dense but lyrically written, Duus's vivid biography of Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi is as sleek and sophisticated as her subject's marble sculptures... Duus animates this packed biography with her detailed research and poignant anecdotes."--Publishers Weekly "Masayo Duus ... has very persuasively presented the interpretation that Noguchi himself would most have endorsed. The amount of material given is prodigious and her labors must have been enormous."--Donald Richie, Japan Times "[A] magisterial biography, based on archival research, thorough readings, and extensive interviews with almost 200 individuals... Duus seems to have ferreted out every piece of data on Noguchi's life and placed it in streams of accessible and fascinating reading, populated with major personalities of the time... Noguchi's work is placed sensitively in the context of his life and times."--Choice "Masayo Duss's recent biography of the artist is a refreshing change of pace. Duus highlights the diversity of Noguchi's life and artistic experience while refraining, for the most part, from pigeonholing him as an artist whose work reflects an essentially Japanese aesthetic... [S]he seems to think ... that Noguchi's unwavering commitment to artistic experimentation and a diversity of viewpoints and his unwillingness to be pinned down as an artist are what make his work and his life so compelling."--Amy Lyford, Art JournalTable of ContentsPrologue 6 Chapter One: Yone and Leonie 11 Chapter Two: His Mother's Child 33 Chapter Three: All-American Boy 77 Chapter Four: Journey of Self-Discovery 111 Chapter Five: Becoming a Nisei 149 Chapter Six: The Song of a Small 177 Chapter Seven: Honeymoon with Japan 205 Chapter Eight: The World of Dreams 239 Chapter Nine: The Universe in a Garden 273 Chapter Ten: Encounter with a Stonecutter 311 Chapter Eleven: Farewell to s Dreamer 349 Epilogue 390 Notes 397 Bibliography 420 Acknowledgments 428 Index 430 Photgraphy Credits 439

    2 in stock

    £29.75

  • Nancy Spero

    Phaidon Press Ltd Nancy Spero

    Book SynopsisAn appreciation of the inspiring feminist artist and activist.Trade ReviewOn the Contemporary Artists Series"The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about."—Artforum "The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art."—Time Out "A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists."—The Sunday Times "Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment."—The Art Book

    £25.16

  • Rolf Nesch: The Complete Graphic Works

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    £999.99

  • Lucio Fontana: Catalogue raisonné of the works on

    Skira Lucio Fontana: Catalogue raisonné of the works on

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe catalogue raisonné of the works on paper by Lucio Fontana (Rosario de Santa Fe, 1899 – Varese, 1968) is one the most complete and cutting-edge publications on this fundamental aspect of the work of one among the leading protagonists of twentiethcentury’s artistic development. Experimentation on paper was Fontana’s chosen means to test the richness and novelty of his inspiration. In fact, through his works on paper he would constantly verify his insights, both in the embryonic and defining stage of his formal and conceptual discoveries. This catalogue raisonné starts with the astonishing corpus of figural works and culminates in the artist’s original invention of “spatial” art, which led to the creation and development of the highly individual “holes,” “environments” and “slashes.” The catalogue raisonné presents more than 5,500 works executed between 1928 and 1968, with individual entries that include bibliographical and exhibition reference.

    1 in stock

    £251.25

  • Igor & Marina

    Skira Igor & Marina

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £23.80

  • Abbas Akhavan

    Skira Abbas Akhavan

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £15.26

  • Leonardo: The Last Supper Unveiled

    Skira Leonardo: The Last Supper Unveiled

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    1 in stock

    £17.95

  • Love Letters

    MER Paper Kunsthalle Love Letters

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £37.52

  • MER Paper Kunsthalle Jan Van Imschoot: You Can Use My Skin

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    1 in stock

    £23.28

  • The Snowman and the Squid: Nr 1 the Hunger

    MER Paper Kunsthalle The Snowman and the Squid: Nr 1 the Hunger

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £19.00

  • Gauguin : A Savage in the Making: Catalogue

    Skira Gauguin : A Savage in the Making: Catalogue

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe catalogue, divided into two volumes, follows chronologically the development of Gauguin's work. Each painting is reproduced in color and is followed by commentary which analyzes the aesthetic qualities of his work and its relation to Gauguin's personal and professional life, bringing to light his tumultuous cultural, social and political world. Side-bars and inserts accompany the text reproducing photographs of family, friends and colleagues (which include other artistic greats as Pissaro and Van Gogh), and portions of letters they exchanged. The expositions of each painting and their history are carefully recorded in the catalogue. A final, vibrant chronology of Gauguin's life further enlivens the reading of this brilliant text, and opens the doors to a sensuous and pulsating world. The second volume is entirely dedicated to the works spanning from 1887-1888. 1888 was a year of artistic and intellectual upheaval in Europe, full of change and revolution. This volume closely follows and documents Gauguin's progressive escape from the boundaries of Western art and his search for freedom of expression, which he finds by mastering his formula on synthetism, a form of primitivism. This authoritative, and at the same time entertaining work, can be appreciated by both the novice and professional. It can be read chronologically or in order of interest. Ideal for the arm chair art traveler for it features paintings from over 40 museums and private collections worldwide, and includes 9 never before seen paintings by Gauguin.

    1 in stock

    £168.00

  • MER Paper Kunsthalle Simple Thoughts: The Art of Peter Beyls

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £37.52

  • MER Paper Kunsthalle Ounce

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £32.30

  • Grimanesa Amorós: Ocupante

    Hirmer Verlag Grimanesa Amorós: Ocupante

    Book SynopsisThe work of the prize winning Peruvian American light artist Grimanesa Amorós is characterised by organic forms and an instinctive approach. The basis of her fascinating sculptures lies, however, in the natural sciences, social history and critical theory. Research and feeling establish a form of communication in her works. The expansive sculptures and video installations of Grimanesa Amorós have already been shown all over the world: from Mexico to Tel Aviv and from Beijing to Times Square in New York. She presented her latest works, “OCUPANTE” and “GOLDEN SECRET ROOM”, In the Ludwig Museum Koblenz. The artist creat es playful light installations which are so enigmatic that they permit interpretations on different levels. Together with an overview of her work, this volume reproduces the works in large format illustrations, thereby reproducing their fluidity and luminosity.

    £21.60

  • Timeless Beauty

    Schiffer Publishing Ltd Timeless Beauty

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    £26.59

  • Schiele

    Taschen GmbH Schiele

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith his graphic style, figural distortion, and defiance of conventional standards of beauty, Egon Schiele (1890–1918) was a pioneer of Austrian Expressionism and one of the most startling portrait painters of the 20th century. Mentored by Gustav Klimt, Schiele dabbled in a glittering Art Nouveau style before developing his own much more gritty and confrontational aesthetic of sharp lines, lurid shades, and mannered, elongated figures. His prolific portraits and self-portraits stunned the Viennese establishment with an unprecedented psychological and sexual intensity, favoring erotic, exposing, or unsettling poses in which he or his sitters cower on the floor, languish with legs akimbo, glower at the viewer, and thrust their genitalia into the foreground. His models are at times skeletal and sickly, at other times strong and sensual. Many contemporaries found Schiele’s work to be not only ugly but morally objectionable; in 1912, the artist was briefly imprisoned for obscenity. Today, his oeuvre is celebrated for its revolutionary approach to the human figure and for its direct and particularly fervent, almost furious brand of draftsmanship. This book presents key Schiele works to introduce his short but urgent career and his profound contribution to the development of modern art, which reaches right through to such contemporary talents as Tracey Emin and Jenny Saville.

    10 in stock

    £14.25

  • The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia

    Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia

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    £46.74

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    £999.99

  • Roni Horn: Cabinet of

    Steidl Publishers Roni Horn: Cabinet of

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis work is about the phenomena of appearance and disappearance. The book shows 36 head-shots of a clown. If mutability of appearance is integral to the phenomenon of the cloud - since dissolution or erasure is inevitable - the converse is proposed for the clown.

    1 in stock

    £32.00

  • Roni Horn

    Yale University Press Roni Horn

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    £23.75

  • Arts & Crafts

    Flame Tree Publishing Arts & Crafts

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisArts & Crafts is a celebration of the design movement that started in Britain and spread around the world at the end of the nineteenth century. Depicting both well-known and unusual art and artifacts from this most fascinating of eras, this book provides a wealth of information about the lives and times of the designers, architects and artists who created them.

    15 in stock

    £11.24

  • Nicolas Schöffer

    Yale University Press Nicolas Schöffer

    Book SynopsisHungarian-born French artist Nicolas Schöffer (19121992), though relatively unknown today, was during his lifetime a significant presence in the art world. His 1956 piece CYSP 1 is considered the first cybernetic sculpture, making use of motors, microphones, and photo-electric cells to create a work based on feedback loops and responsiveness to its environment. For Schöffer, cybernetics enabled a crucial artistic exploration of the boundary between the living and the technological. This important reevaluation of Schöffer's work features sculptures, paintings, and drawings, including unpublished pieces from the artist's studio and archive, as well as documentation of his interdisciplinary and experimental collaborations with architects, musicians, choreographers, scientists, and industrialists. Particular attention is paid to the innovative work he created between 1945 and 1975, which takes on particular resonance in our current, digitally saturated world. Distributed for Mercatorfon

    £38.00

  • Rembrandts Roughness

    Princeton University Press Rembrandts Roughness

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] very ambitious book that analyzes Rembrandt’s main works . . . [it] certainly made me look with new eyes at some of the best-known paintings and prints of the Dutch golden age."---Thijs Weststeij, The Art Bulletin

    1 in stock

    £46.75

  • Whistler and Nature

    Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Whistler and Nature

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis innovative and compelling study reconsiders Whistler’s work from the context of his military service and his relationship with ‘nature at the margins’. Whistler came from a family of soldiers and engineers; his father, Major George Washington Whistler, was originally a US military engineer. Drawing and mapmaking were important components of the military training that Whistler acquired as an offi cer cadet at West Point Academy in 1851-4 and subsequently in the Drawing Department at the US Coast and Geodetic Survey,where he attempted to realise his father’s hopes that he would make engineering or architecture his profession. These infl uences in turn shaped Whistler’s attitude towards nature, as expressed in works ranging from his celebrated London ‘Nocturnes’ to his French coastal scenes – all of which were created after Whistler moved permanently to Europe in 1855.Whistler’s close observation of nature and its moods underpinned his powerful and haunting visions of nineteenth-century life. His images explore the contrasts between the natural and man-made worlds: rivers and wharves, gardens and courtyards, the ideal and the naturalistic. And his singular vison was always defi ned by his enduring affi nity with the makers of railways, bridges and ships, the cornerstones of Victorian wealth and trade. Infl uenced by Rembrandt, Whistler’s early etchings of London are notable for their focus on line and topographical accuracy. From the 1860s, his enthusiasm for Japanese art, too, infl uenced his attitude to perspective and spatial relations between objects. This led him, in his London Nocturnes, to reduce the external world before him to its bare bones. Whistler’s smoky images of warehouses, bridges, harbours and tall ships were designed to showcase a new kind of productive, wealth-generating landscape. It is a view of nature constrained by man-made structures: the shadowy outline of the warehouses and chimneys on the far shore; the mast and rigging of a Thames barge in the middle distance.This absorbing book reassesses a familiar and notoriously colourful artistic fi gure in a fascinating and pertinent new light, and is an important new contribution to our understanding of the Victorian art world and its physical context.

    3 in stock

    £19.00

  • 21 Publishing Ltd Nobody

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    £22.50

  • BOB a job is a job is a job

    Jean Boite editions BOB a job is a job is a job

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £12.00

  • Jerry West The Alchemy of Memory

    Museum of New Mexico Press Jerry West The Alchemy of Memory

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisJerry West: The Alchemy of Memory is the long-awaited, richly deserved retrospective of one of Santa Fe and New Mexico''s most prominent artists. West was born in 1933 before the war that brought New Mexico into the modern century. His father Harold E. (Hal) West, a WPA artist, anchored his son in the rugged world of ranch life and an abiding respect for American regionalism. Dreams, memory, prairie, the night sky; demons, family, history; remoteness and the grandeur of the vast windmills, coyotes and low-flying ravens; childhood, manhood, a tiny white kite and an advancing storm; vulnerability and masculinity; the strong, saturated colors of an artist who knows what he knows - a figurative artist of the subconscious nestled in peronal history with the New Mexico roots intact. Featuring ninety painting and some prints and murals that cover the period from early 1960s to the present and narrated by the artist.

    5 in stock

    £46.79

  • The Art of Pelaez 1

    S Q Publications,US The Art of Pelaez 1

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith every drawing, Pelaez is making more manic collectors of his meticulous and sensual portraits. Whether the subject matter is vampires, demons, warrior queens, mermaids, or jungle girls, Pelaez brings his unique style and eye for detail and creates pure magic! This new showcase of his works has been long overdue, and will help bring everyone up to speed on this intensely talented young man.

    2 in stock

    £9.31

  • Isaac Julien Riot

    Museum of Modern Art Isaac Julien Riot

    5 in stock

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    5 in stock

    £29.75

  • Silver and Glass: Cornelia Parker and Photography

    Hayward Gallery Publishing Silver and Glass: Cornelia Parker and Photography

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisSilver and Glass is the first publication to explore the application and influence of photography in the art of the popular British artist Cornelia Parker (born 1956). The book is illustrated by works from across Parker''s career, including those which arose from her investigations into the photogravure. Inspired by the 19th-century photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, Parker combined two of his early techniques?solar prints and the photogravure?to create a new hybrid form of print by exposing translucent three-dimensional objects to ultraviolet light.Presented here are a collection of 20 large-scale prints from three experimental series: Fox Talbot''s Articles of Glass (2017), One Day This Glass Will Break (2015) and Thirty Pieces of Silver (Exposed) (2015). A wide range of Parker''s sculpture and documentary photography is also included.

    1 in stock

    £15.29

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