Art and Architecture Gallery and Saatchi Galleries, complemented by less


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well known institutions such as the Islington Parasol Unit and Camden Arts Centre. Paris, Berlin, Basel and Venice are major centres of contemporary art but there are also important collections in less accessible galleries, including Britain’s Hepworth Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the Wakefield area, the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kiev, Oslo’s Astrup Fearnley Museum and Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery, complementing its breathtaking National Gallery of Modern Art. 368pp, softback, 14 x 22CM, black and white photos, appendices giving publishers, auctions, art fairs, prizes, residencies.


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70088 JOSEPH GANDY: An Architectural Visionary in


Georgian England by Brian Lukacher An acknowledged authority on Joseph Gandy (1771-1843) has written this exhaustively researched, definitive life of an architect-artist who exemplified the cultural temper of the romantic


period. The story of Gandy is tragic but also inspiring, in many respects the familiar saga of genius unrecognised. Upon his death, in 1843, he seemed to the world and to himself a failure, yet now he is held to be one of the most original figures of English romanticism. In his own eyes, he was an architect fit to stand beside the finest masters of the neoclassical tradition, but he was hopelessly impractical. Hardly any of his designs were built. He could realize his ambitions only graphically, as a gifted historical artist who could bring the vanished and ruined worlds of classical antiquity of Greece and Rome and the Gothic past to life. Above all, he was a visionary artist comparable to William Blake, who could give pictorial form to ancient myth, epic poetry and utopian mysticism. Works such as his unearthly Pandemonium or his luminous Tomb of Merlin have a hypnotic power that no other artist could surpass. We have only to look at his Design in Perspective of Part of the Inside of a Museum to appreciate the grandeur of his vision, and his Sepulchral Chamber is a strikingly hallucinatory watercolour depicting a subterranean tomb surrounded by sculptural sentinels of seated philosophers and weary lions. Readers have come to see both the lost masterpieces of Sir John Soane’s View of the Bank of England Rotunda as Built and Interior of the Edifice Devoted to Freemasonry… an Evening View through the eyes and painting skills of Gandy alone and it is amazing now to have to accept that the genius of this visionary mind was never acknowledged. 222 pages 26cm x 29cm, 205 illustrations, 49 of them in colour, notes and a conclusion: On the Madness of Architecture. £40 NOW £16.50


70384 PAINTINGS OF NEW YORK 1800-1950 by Bruce Weber


How we wish we could buy all these glorious paintings. But at least we can have them in these superb reproductions. The book is a fascinating visual survey of one of


America’s greatest cities and the many artists who depicted it. It tells the story of Manhattan’s growth as seen through the eyes of the artists who painted its rivers, streets, parks, bridges and skyscrapers as well as the day-to-day life of its people from the beginning of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th. These 97 artworks not only trace the development of American art history, they also document the changing tone and fabric of the city itself, from views of the harbour, Wall Street and the Battery of the mid-1800s through turn-of-the- century scenes such as Horse Drawn Coach at Evening by Childe Hassam and The East River 1901 by Maurice Prendergast, to depictions of working-class life by Ashcan painters. Here are Robert Henri’s stark Derricks on the North River, George Bellows’ atmospheric, grey- green River Rats, John Sloan’s Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair (on the roof of a tenement building) and


Assassinator of painting


The artist who upset the establishment


69640 MIRO by Janis Mink


Joan Miró (1893-1983) is one of the most significant Spanish painters of the 20th century. His early work clearly shows the influence of Fauvism and Cubism. The Catalan landscape also shapes the themes and treatment of these initial works. In his travels, Miró encountered the intellectual avant-garde of his time; his friends included Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, André Masson, Jean Arp and Pablo Picasso. From the mid- 20s onward, Miró strove to leave direct objective references behind and developed the pictograms that typify his style. The pictures of this period, which include perhaps the most beautiful and significant ones of his whole oeuvre, dispense with spatiality and an unambiguous reference to objects. From then on, the surfaces were defined by numerals, writing, abstract emblems, and playful figures and creatures. In the post-war years be begin producing graphic works, ceramics, monumental murals, and sculptures. In these works, too, the Catalan artist sought the solid foundation of a figurative, symbolic art, featuring faces, stars, moons, rudimentary animal forms and letters. Joan Miró developed in several stages his characteristic flowing calligraphic style and his world of forms resembling shorthand symbols; from Fauvism to Surrealism by way of his original childlike style, Miró sought to shake up the establishment and in doing so made a name for himself. Features a detailed chronological summary of the artist’s life and work covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist, approximately 100 colour illustrations with


explanatory captions and a concise biography. 9.4 x 11.8", 96 pages. New publication. ONLY £9


70527 VISIONS OF CAMELOT by Jeff Menges


Subtitled Great Illustrations of King Arthur and His Court here is a super gallery of important artists who have used their prodigious talents to depict King Arthur and his compatriots in a range of creative styles. This unique collection presents interpretations of medieval times and the chivalric code, from simply elegant to lavishly ornate, by legends N. C. Wyeth, Aubrey Beardsley, William Russell Flint, Howard Pyle, Arthur Rackham, Willie Pogany, H. J. Ford and his wonderful woodcuts and others. 148 colour and black and white illustrations with an


introduction to each artist and his work. A visual feast of the spellbinding world of Camelot. 114 very large pages in bargain softback. £15.99 NOW £6


George Luks’ touching evocation of amateur dramatics The Amateurs. In the decades following the famous Armory Show of 1913, modernism emerged with the paintings of bridges and skyscrapers by Max Weber, John Marin and Joseph Stella. New directions were explored by the sensual paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, the cubism of Stuart Davis and Charles Sheeler. Even as abstraction became more general, a strong current of realism continued with the striking work of Reginald Marsh, Isabel Bishop, Edward Hopper, Ben Shahn and George Tooker. And there is much, much more. 128 pages 23.5 cm by 19.5 cm in gorgeous colour. $30 NOW £7


70383 OUR LAND: Contemporary Art from the Arctic


by Leeann Leftwich Zajas The unique exhibition, from the Peabody Essex Museum, which this astounding volume was designed to accompany represents a unique collaboration between the Governments of Canada, Nunavut, the Department of Culture,


Language, Elders and Youth and the Peabody Essex Museum. Nunavut - ‘our land’ in the Inuktitut language - is the region of Canada situated west of Greenland, encompassing Hudson Bay. Nunavut was created in 1999 as part of a Canadian land claim settlement with the region’s aboriginal inhabitants, who call themselves Inuit - ‘the people’. In the past, Inuit artistry often extended to functional objects, and represented the incorporation of Inuit culture and individual creativity into the necessities of a life powerfully moulded by the environment. Situated on the very edge of the habitable world, Inuit are subject to the tenuous margins of Arctic survival, where small mistakes can cascade toward great misfortune. Perhaps because of these realities, Inuit culture fosters a deep appreciation of the subtle but important cues that affect life’s balance. As can be seen from these beautiful reproductions, Inuit art is often beautifully sparing, understated, or detailed in ways that can escape passing notice, viz the subtle gradations of colour on the lithograph of an eider duck or a basket tray with weasel handles fashioned from lime grass and soapstone. The volume is packed with breathtaking photos of artefacts, clothing, sculptures and paintings that reflect the Inuit way of life, and includes an essay on The Art of Inuit Storytelling by Zacharias Kunuk as well as thoughts on the art of ‘being’ by Inuit elders and shamans. A once-in-a-lifetime book. 141 pages 25cm x 28½cm illustrated in colour with text in four languages.


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68006 ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE by Nasser Khalili


In this context, the term “Islamic art” is used to describe art produced by Muslim artists for Muslim patrons, using an artistic vocabulary rooted in Muslim thought. It covers a multitude of forms, ranging from architecture to book-production and the decorative arts such as glass, metalwork, pottery, jewellery and textiles. One of the most important characteristics of Islamic art is calligraphy, the medium through which the Qur’an was transmitted. This superb book starts with a foldout illustrated timeline of Islamic art and architecture, while contemporary brocades, carpets and pottery are also pictured. Plus coins, metalwork, scientific instruments, lacquer, arms and armour and Qur’ans. Colour, 8½” x 12½”, 190pp. ONLY £3.25


67453 THE FAUVES by Nathalia Brodskaïa If you have never considered the Fauves to be a force in modern art, this dazzling book will make you think again. The group gained its name when, at their first exhibition at the 1905 Salon d’Automne where a critic described the show as ‘Donatello au milieu des fauves’ or ‘Donatello among


the wild beasts!’ The movement’s philosophical leader was Gustave Moreau who taught, among others, Henri Matisse, who then became the leader of the movement, producing such influential works as Portrait of Madame Matisse and Woman with a Hat, whose colours blaze out at you from the page. Besides Matisse, other artists included André Derain, painter of the visually stunning Portrait of an Unknown Man Reading a Newspaper, Maurice de Vlaminck, with his turbulent waters and red- roofed houses, Raoul Dufy, he of the rich blue backgrounds, and Georges Rouault, whose terre d’ombre naked girls must have shocked viewers of the period. Many other artists whose names may be less familiar but whose paintings are just as striking, such as Kees Van Dongen, Othon Friesz and Jean Puy, are also featured in a book that celebrates a vivid art movement that, unfortunately, lasted only a few years. Almost 200 pages in vibrant colours. ONLY £12.50


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67467 THE OTHER HOGARTH: Aesthetics of Difference edited by Bernadette Fort and Angela Rosenthal


William Hogarth (1697-1764), famous for his satirical cartoons representing 18th century London high and low life, took as one of his central themes the representation of otherness and difference, yet this has long been overlooked in appraisals of his work. What is immediately clear is that whomever Hogarth depicts, issues of class, gender and race reverberate throughout and deeply inform his work. The authors of the 15 essays collected here use the latest insights if cultural history, gender studies and visual theory to examine anew the vast range of themes and issues prominent in Hogarth’s work. 320pp softback, 8"×10", 26 duotone and 129 b/w illus. £34.95 NOW £7.50


67965 LEWIS FOREMAN DAY (1845-1910):


Unity in Design and Industry by Joan Maria Hansen


This volume is the first, and definitive, account of Lewis Foreman Day’s life and work. Today, collectors prize Day’s clocks, furniture, tiles, art pottery, wallpapers and textiles, and his text books continue to influence designers, while his magazine journalism provides insightful commentary. His design career spanned the three major movements of the time: the Aesthetic Movement, the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau. His relationships with colleagues William Morris and Walter Crane among others situated him in the vortex of developments of design in Britain. His mastery of pattern, colour, ornament and superb draughtsmanship resulted in furnishings of remarkable diversity and beauty. He embraced modern technology and his unshakable belief that a marriage of design and industrial processes was essential to produce beautiful furnishings. 319 large pages lavishly and illus in colour and b/w. ONLY £18


68069 PUBLIC ART COLLECTIONS IN NORTH- WEST ENGLAND: A History


and Guide by Edward Morris There are over 30 public art galleries in north-west England, with substantial permanent exhibitions that extend well beyond local portraits and views, as well as three country houses in public ownership with paintings of major importance.


The superb assemblages in Liverpool and Manchester are well known, while Lord Leverhulme’s splendid British paintings and sculptures preserved at Port Sunlight have an international reputation. This book describes the galleries in some detail but concentrates on the less famous public museums, many of which contain little- known masterpieces. The appreciation of visitors will be enhanced by some knowledge of the great curators, merchants, landowners and town councillors who assembled the collections. 191 paperback pages with many b/w illustrations and location map. £10 NOW £6


68095 GISELE FREUND


PHOTOGRAPHS by Gisele Freund Renowned as the creator of iconic photos for Life magazine, the young sociology student Gisele Freund started serious photography at the last public demonstration before Hitler took power. These images are reproduced here, with portraits of Aldous Huxley, E. M. Forster, André Gide, Bertolt Brecht and others. Sylvia Beach is captured outside her famous bookshop Shakespeare & Co. encapsulating an era. Paul Valery, Hermann Hesse and Colette posed for portraits as did Spender, Auden, Cocteau, Sartre, Beckett, Ionesco, de Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Tennessee Williams, Matisse, Bonnard, Duchamp and Henry Moore. 223pp, 205 b/w and colour reproductions, text by Freund herself. 29 x 24cm.


£45 NOW £9 68245 PRINTS OF ROGER SHIMOMURA: A


Catalogue Raisonné, 1968-2005 by Emily Stamey


Best known as a painter and theatre artist, Roger Shimomura explores his Japanese-American identity through a vibrant and stylistic combination of 20th century US Pop Art and traditional Japanese woodblock prints. This volume offers an investigation of all of the 122 extant prints from 1968-2005. Each is reproduced in colour, and as well as a full description and analysis. Softback, 152pp, 10½”×9½”, U.S. first edition. £18.99 NOW £2.25


60230 JAPANESE PRINTS by Gabriele Fahr-Becker


The first two chapters look at the origins, history and development of “Ukiyo-e”, the style that first appeared in 17th century Edo (today’s Tokyo). Mostly woodblock prints, they depicted the pleasurable side of life, and could be reproduced in large quantities for the households of the day. The main part of the book comprises approx. 140 exquisite colour reproductions. For each is given title, artist, date and dimensions of the original, followed by an expert commentary which provides an analysis of the work and the artist’s intentions, and many more points of interest. A visual feast, 200pp, 9¾” × 12". ONLY £9


68466 DUCHAMP by Janis Mink Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) may be best known for his urinal signed R. Mutt, 1917. Duchamp has been an enigma to art historians and a great source of inspiration to other artists. This study addresses the myth and reveals his compelling charisma. Features a detailed chronological summary of the artist’s life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist. 100 colour illus of his works and other artists like Matisse, explanatory captions and a concise biography. Softback, 18.5 x 23cm, 96 pages. ONLY £2.50


68467 ENSOR by Ulrike Becks-Malorny An expressionist before the term was coined, James Ensor used the iconography of masks and skeletons to highlight the essential horrors of life, often underwriting his images with a sardonic gallows humour. A genuine maverick in the way that so many Belgian artists are (lest we forget Magritte), Ensor can claim a dark and distinctive place in the art histories of the last hundred years. Features a detailed chronological summary of the artist’s life and work, 100 colour illus. Softback, 18.5 x 23cm, 96 pages. ONLY £2.50


e-mail: orders@bibliophilebooks.com 68100 LEONARDO FROM TUSCANY


TO THE LOIRE by Carlo Starnazzi


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Leonardo ended his life as the guest of Francis I of France, his apartment connected to the royal chateau of Amboise by an underground passage. This wonderfully illustrated book, including many little-known studies by Leonardo, traces the journey of his life from his illegitimate birth in Tuscany, via the workshop of Verrocchio and the patronage of Cesare Borgia, to the productive years of his French old age. Leonardo’s studies for a flying machine and a kite for hang-gliding are reproduced, along with some stunning figure studies and reproductions of many of his major works. With hundreds of colour reproductions, at least one on each double spread. A literal, sometimes chunky, translation from Italian. 302pp, large softback. ONLY £5.50


69906 CHRISTIAN ART


by Rowena Loverance What makes a work of art Christian? In this quality offering published by the British Museum, Rowena Loverance takes the innovative approach of separating Christian art from its traditional chronological framework and treating it as response to universal human themes, such as relationships between the sexes, food, friendship, those in need and coping with the demands of old age, to mention but a few. She discusses these themes through a fascinating range of 160 colour illus, of some less familiar Christian iconography, from palm mats, papier mâché figures, pilgrim tokens and ivory figurines to gold and enamel reliquaries, Byzantine, Ethiopian and Russian icons, Old Master drawings and modern prints. She also considers the assault of post-Renaissance science and philosophy on artistic output, and assesses the current state of Christian art in the 21st century. 248pp.


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69970 CATHEDRALS OF THE WORLD


by Graziella Leyla Ciaga A very unusually shaped and beautifully produced volume, 8" across by over 14" tall, make space for this glossy-paged tribute to the world’s best ecclesiastical architecture. The evolution of types of basilica and cathedral is analysed through a selection of 36 buildings that were erected over 15 centuries from the 6th to the 21st in 12 countries and over three continents. They are looked at from the point of


view of construction techniques, liturgical requirements, architectural styles and decorative elements like the cathedral of Notre Dame with its imposing apse, a striking feature of the Paris skyline. Here is the glowing basilica of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Christ’s Cathedral Durham, Ely, the Cathedral of St Andrew at Wells, St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, St Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, St Paul’s in London, St Isaac’s in St Petersburg, Westminster Cathedral and the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brazil among them. The stainless steel facing creates a radiant effect at St Mary’s Tokyo contrasting with the neoclassical designs, vaulted structures, spiral shapes, elegant gothic style cross vaults, marble statuary, bronzes, tombs, organ pipes, stained glass windows and stunning façades of many iconic cathedrals. A beautiful treatment in a splendidly designed and manufactured tome on a very unusual geographical tour. 216pp. £22.99 NOW £10


69644 THE MAGIC MIRROR OF M. C. ESCHER by Bruno Ernst


Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a master of the third dimension - his lithograph “Magic Mirror” dates as far back as 1946. In taking that title for this book, mathematician Bruno Ernst is stressing the magic spell Escher’s work invariably casts on those who see it. Ernst visited Escher every week for a year, systematically talking through his entire oeuvre with him. Their discussions resulted in a friendship that gave Ernst intimate access to the life and conceptual world of Escher. Biographical data, 250 illustrations, and explications of mathematical problems, offers answers to these and many other questions and is an authentic source text of the first order. 9" x 11.5", 116 pages. New from Taschen. ONLY £9


The Great Belgian Surrealist


Magritte’s paintings give a sense of the amazing, the surprising, and the ridiculous


69639 MAGRITTE by Marcel Paquet It is impossible to overlook the influence of René Magritte (1898-1967) on contemporary art. His surrealistic painting turns the usual order of things ironically on its head, thus restoring mystery to a world that has lost its magic. His work typically conveys a sense of the amazing, the surprising and the ridiculous - but also the unsettling. Without a specific message, Magritte’s paintings nonetheless speak to us, creating a connection between opposites on an associative level. Thus a dinner roll can, with complete naturalness, fly past a barred dungeon opening. In discussing his art, Magritte spoke of “inspired thoughts”: he was indeed a painter-philosopher who thought in pictorial form and moved with seemingly playful lightness in the exalted atmosphere of his own imagination. Features a detailed chronological summary of the artist’s life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist, approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions and a concise biography. 9.4 x 11.8", 96 pages. ONLY £9


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