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See What You're Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World – and How You Can Too by Will Gompertz
RRP: £20.00£14.29The internationally bestselling author on how art can help us appreciate life in all its strange and exhilarating beautyArtists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on autopilot, rushing from place to place, our... -
Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun by Jennifer L. Shaw
RRP: £20.00£18.84Now available in paperback, this is the first work in English to tell the full story of Claude Cahun's art and life. It both recounts her life and analyses her complex writings and images, making them available to a wide audience. Shaw's account embeds... -
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington by Joanna Moorhead
RRP: £12.99£8.60In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father's cousin, Prim, who had disappeared many decades earlier, was now a famous artist in Mexico. Although rarely spoken of in her own family (regarded as a black sheep, a wild child; someone they... -
Hockney: A Graphic Life by Simon Elliott 9780711288423
RRP: £16.99£12.04Follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format.From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad... -
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson
RRP: £7.99£5.79'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . . I totally recommend it' LEE CHILDThe greatest true-crime story in music history.A GLOBAL SUPERSTARIn the summer of 1980, ten years after the break-up of the Beatles, John Lennon signed with a new label, ready to... -
Lives and Letters of Artemisia Gentileschi by Artemisia Gentileschi
RRP: £10.99£7.40Lives of Artemisia Gentileschi presents a fascinating look at the famous Baroque artist. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was an Italian painter known for the naturalism with which she depicted the female body and her use of rich colours and chiaroscuro... -
The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem by Julie Phillips 9780393088595
RRP: £21.99£18.55What does it mean to create, not in "a room of one's own" but in a domestic space? Do children and genius rule each other out? In The Baby on the Fire Escape, award-winning biographer Julie Phillips traverses the shifting terrain where motherhood and... -
The Worlds of John Ruskin by Kevin Jackson 9781843681489
RRP: £19.99£13.35Ruskin is one of the most influential and exhilarating writers in English. Art critic, architectural visionary, social reformer, climate warner and incomparable teacher; Ruskin's words not only transformed Victorian England but speak to us with... -
The Men Who Created Gundam by Hideki Owada
RRP: £18.99£14.01Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Desperate Romantics by Franny Moyle
RRP: £12.99£8.60Their Bohemian lifestyle and intertwined love affairs shockingly broke 19th Century class barriers and bent the rules that governed the roles of the sexes. They became defined by love triangles, played out against the austere moral climate of Victorian... -
Lenore Tawney: Mirror of the Universe by Karen Patterson
£52.29Recent years have seen an enormous surge of interest in fiber arts, with works made of thread on display in art museums around the world. But this art form only began to transcend its origins as a humble craft in the late nineteenth and early twentieth... -
Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero by F. Valentine Hooven
RRP: £35.00£22.76Tom of Finland (born Tuoko Laaksonen, 1920-1991), was an iconic and ground-breaking artist who rose to cult status in the international queer community and beyond for his work celebrating the male figure and masculinity during a time when being... -
The Lives of Lucian Freud: FAME 1968 - 2011 by William Feaver 9781526603562
RRP: £35.00£25.29LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR THE SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'A... -
Insurgent Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building by Terry Wolverton 9780872864030
RRP: £12.99£12.39In the 1970s, the West Coast feminist art movement coalesced around the Woman's Building in Los Angeles, founded by artist Judy Chicago. Arriving as a young art student in 1976, Terry Wolverton stayed on to become a teacher and co-founder of the Lesbian... -
Caravaggio - The Artist and His Work by Sybille Ebert-Schifferer 9781606060957
RRP: £50.00£44.05This is a fascinating re-evaluation of the life and works of a hugely talented yet controversial artist. The young Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) created a major stir in late-sixteenth-century Rome with the groundbreaking naturalism and... -
The Art of Film: Designing James Bond, Aliens, Batman and More by Terry Ackland-Snow with Wendy Laybourn
RRP: £25.00£18.83'Tim Burton came in and commented, "Great, but how do they get in the car? There aren't any doors!" Sadly, I hadn't thought of that.'*What do *On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Great Muppet Caper have in common?**Terry... -
The Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer
RRP: £20.00£14.29A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'Quite possibly the best living writer in Britain' Daily TelegraphMuch attention has been paid to so-called late style - but what about last style? When does last begin? How early is late? When does the end set in?In this... -
Kyffin Williams by Quing Chao Ma 9781913134792
RRP: £30.00£22.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134792Author Qing Chao MaFormat HardbackPage Count 276Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 250mm * 30mm -
Andy Warhol by Wayne Koestenbaum
RRP: £8.99£6.55'Properly analytical ... always entertaining' TIME OUT'Should tempt both those generally familiar with Andy Warhol and, even more, young people who have trouble imagining how popular art can challenge the status quo' L A TIMESPainter, filmmaker,... -
Modernists & Mavericks: Bacon, Freud, Hockney and the London Painters by Martin Gayford
RRP: £14.99£9.80Sunday Times Art Book of the Year 2018'If you are interested in modern British art, the book is unputdownable. If you are not, read it.' - Grey Gowrie, Financial Times 'All the good stories, and more, are here ... this is a genuinely encyclopaedic work,... -
Letters to Gwen John by Celia Paul
RRP: £18.99£14.01A unique combination of memoir and artistic biography, interspersed with original artworks, from the acclaimed artist and author of SELF-PORTRAIT.We are both painters. We can connect to each other through images, in our own unvoiced language. But I will... -
Janet Leach: Potter by Joanna Wason 9781916846005
RRP: £25.00£16.93Janet Darnell's childhood in Texas during the Roaring Twenties and the Depression imbued her with resilience and practical skills, largely acquired on her grandparents' farm. Aged 19 she took a bus to New York City where she found work as a sculptor's... -
Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully by Amy Hale
RRP: £23.00£15.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222863Author Amy HaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Leonardo Da Vinci: The Flights of the Mind by Charles Nicholl
RRP: £18.99£13.61Leonardo da Vinci is the most mysterious of all the great artists, continuing to inspire and intrigue centuries after his death. Who lies behind the legend of the 'Renaissance genius'? What is the real story behind his elusive masterpieces and... -
Modigliani: A Painter and His Art Dealer by Cécile Girardeau 9782080430519
RRP: £30.00£20.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080430519Author Cecile GirardeauFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 1060g -
David Hockney by James Cahill
RRP: £12.99£8.13The latest addition to the 'Lives of the Artists' series: highly readable short biographies of the world's greatest artistsDavid Hockney is the most famous living British artist. And he is arguably one of the more famous American artists as well... -
The Stuart Image: English Portraiture 1603 to 1649 by Roy Strong
RRP: £30.00£24.85Based on a lifetime's work in the field, Sir Roy Strong offers an expert and engaging new look at portrait painting in Stuart England, studying the sitters as much as the artists. Sir Roy Strong has been writing for over half a century on the painters... -
Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare 9780008323295
RRP: £16.99£12.28A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022 'This is a wonderful book. A... -
Monet by Susie Hodge 9780754819530
RRP: £16.99£13.88This is an expert and detailed account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most influential painter of modern times. It is an insightful biography that tells the story of his life, the... -
Turner - A Life by James Hamilton
£3.39 - £9.80The definitive biography of J.M.W. Turner.'A pleasure to read'.' A.S. BYATT'With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character.' MIKE LEIGHIn 1799, aged just 24, Turner became... -
Studio of the South by Martin Bailey
RRP: £18.99£13.15"Martin Bailey has written some of the most interesting books on Vincent's life in France, where he produced his greatest work" - Johan van Gogh, grandson of Theo, the artist's brotherStudio of the South tells the story of Van Gogh's stay in Arles, when... -
The Dream Colony: A Life in Art by Walter Hopps
RRP: £30.00£23.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632865298Author Walter HoppsFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 663g -
My Adventures as an Illustrator: The Definitive Edition by ,Tom Rockwell
RRP: £28.99£20.40The life of America's most beloved artist, in his own words-back in print with restored text and drawings, new illustrations, and more The wit, humanity, and many-sided talent of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) are on full display in his classic... -
Vidal Sassoon: How One Man Changed the World with a Pair of Scissors by Vidal Sassoon
RRP: £30.00£21.95A captivating look at the career of social and style revolutionary Vidal Sassoon. A visionary hairstylist who became a household name, Vidal Sassoon was an instrument of change during the cultural shifts of the 1960s. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture,... -
Keith Haring Journals by Keith Haring
RRP: £16.99£12.28Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980's. His artwork-with its simple, bold lines and dynamic figures in motion-filtered in to the world's consciousness and is still instantly recognizable, twenty years after his... -
Renoir: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Susie Hodge 9780754823476
RRP: £16.99£13.28This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir's influences, life and works. The first part begins examines his style; it covers Renoir's techniques and training: painting copies at the Louvre; his time at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; meeting his muse,... -
The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World by Paul Fisher 9781250872548
RRP: £20.00£12.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250872548Author Paul FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press -
Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80s by Brad Gooch 9780062354969
£11.50The author of the acclaimed City Poet returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City-a colorful and atmospheric tale of wild bohemians, glamorous celebrity, and complicated passions-with cameo appearances by Madonna, Robert Mapplethorpe,... -
Mad Dreams and Monsters: The Art of Phil Tippett by Alexandre Poncet
RRP: £125.00£88.21A spectacular and comprehensive authorized retrospective of Oscar-winning visual effects master Phil Tippett, founder and namesake of iconic Tippett Studio From Star Wars to Jurassic Park and RoboCop to Starship Troopers, special effects master Phil... -
Michelangelo: A Life on Paper by Leonard Barkan 9780691147666
RRP: £42.00£34.03Michelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Piet, and the dome of St. Peter's. Yet throughout his seventy-five year career, he was engaged in another artistic act that until now has been largely...