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dangerous disease, but the younger Gorky welcomed it, sponsoring the Bolshevik party and finding an unlikely champion in Chekhov. Following the revolutionary tumult of 1905 the battle lines were drawn, with the newly-communist Rimsky-Korsakov being sacked from his job and joining the impresario Diaghilev’s crusade to popularise Russian art, music and ballet in the West. Avant-garde artists, including Kandinsky and Chagall, started leaving Russia, but Goncharova and her circle struggled on. Lenin did not understand the avant-garde, and meanwhile Gorky became artistic adviser to Stalin, but when Gorky died in 1936 it may have been on Stalin’s orders. The reign of terror had begun. The author discusses the position of artists such as Shostakovich, Eisenstein, Akhmatova and Prokofiev, and following Stalin’s death the struggles of Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Nabokov and Brodsky under new regimes. Brilliantly written. 333 roughcut pages, photos. £30 NOW £7


71015 VIEWING


RENAISSANCE ART edited by Kim Woods, Richardson, Lymberopoulou Art is rewarding to look at, enriching the viewer, but it is not created in a vacuum: somebody commissions and pays for it. Not only kings but also wealthy bankers and church prelates commissioned medieval art, and the well-chosen


collection was a key feature in establishing social ascendancy. Manuscripts, books of hours and icons were factors in establishing status, and under the influence of Protestantism works of art changed from being used as aids to worship to being viewed as valuable objects. Following the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Crete had become the main source of icons, influencing Italian works, for instance Crivelli’s beautiful Man of Sorrows in London’s National Gallery. For the hellfire preacher Savonarola, his rule in Florence was short-lived and was replaced by a republican era where the guilds commissioned public art from artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo, including the most celebrated commission of all, Michelangelo’s David. The book concludes with a fascinating chapter on Holbein’s move from religious art to portraiture. Each chapter in this highly original work considers an aspect of material culture and its influence on Renaissance art and how we, the viewers, can unpack the language of prestige, social class and religious devotion to read the complex messages it conveys. colour.


332pp, lavishly illustrated in £19.95 NOW £7


71024 THE ART DETECTIVE by Philip Mould


Subtitled ‘Fakes, Frauds and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures’ the art world has never seemed quite so treacherous, so beguiling and so much fun. Philip Mould, one of the stars of the original Antiques Roadshow, has been so successful in uncovering buried treasures that the media has dubbed him ‘the art detective’. Now at last he lets us in on his secret. Each chapter


revolves around a particular painting and the people who helped unmask its identity. A Norman Rockwell faked by an amateur artist from Vermont trapped in a messy divorce; a Winslow Homer watercolour that mysteriously founds its way to a dump in Ireland; a Rembrandt self portrait disguised by so many layers of over painting that it was unrecognisable; a long-lost Gainsborough that Mould spotted misidentified at an Auction in LA. Memoir, art history and brilliant yarn rolled into one. 16 pages of colour and b/w photos. 261pp. $26.95 NOW £6.50


70672 POP: The Genius of Andy Warhol by Tony Scherman and David Dalton Challenging the conceptual basis of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art was initially critically savaged as lightweight but caught the mood of the times with its new emphasis on contemporary culture. At the start of the sixties the 33-year-old Warhol was one of New York’s most successful fashion illustrators. This fascinating biography takes Warhol through each year of the sixties, recounting not only his personal life but the techniques he developed, for instance the experiments with silk screen in 1962 which led to the soup cans breakthrough. Rauschenberg visited Andy’s studio to learn about his techniques and the silk-screener Gerard Malanga worked for Warhol at this time, giving Warhol the way in to elite New York gay circles and the literary coterie surrounding Allan Ginsberg. The book ends with the 1968 shooting which changed Warhol’s life. 510pp, colour reproductions. Remainder mark. £25 NOW £7.50


70915 EGYPT AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST by Peter Dorman et al


This volume is dedicated to the Museum’s magnificent collection of artefacts from Ancient Egypt (from pre- Dynastic times to Roman conquest) and the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria and Iran, 3,000BC to 700AD). One of the most active archaeological explorers of the region in the early 20th century was the MMA, first in Egypt and then over the whole of the Near East. What the Museum discovered then has since been added to significantly by purchases and gifts, making the Museum’s collection among the world’s greatest. The illustrations are at times quite breathtaking. 142 in total, 125 of them in colour provide a vivid picture of the wealth, power and taste of the rulers and the sublime skill of their artisans. The objects range from monumental panels, reliefs and statuary as well as much in the way of funerary objects, to exquisite jewellery, ornaments, vessels and plates in gold, silver and bronze and swords with jewel-encrusted gold scabbards and hilts, and each exhibit featured has an extensive description and discussion of its significance. At the end there are fold-out maps and timelines which locate the important sites. 156pp softback, 9" × 11¾”.


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by Brent Richards and Dennis Gilbert Glass has emerged as the leading building material in the past 20 years and the medium is celebrated in this showcase of 25 iconic glass buildings, starting with the Bregenz Kunsthaus of 1991 (Zumthor), offering “only the flimsiest of filtering devices between the viewer and the sky”, and ending with the 2004 Torre Agbar in Barcelona (Nouvel), fusing the lightness of glass with the massiveness of concrete. Very different in conception is the vividly colourful angularity of Dusseldorf’s Colorium (Alsop, 2001), an 18-storey tower forced upwards by the narrow waterfront space and covered with silk-screen- printed glass windows, panels and spandrels in 30 colours. There are dwelling houses among this collection, including London’s Skywood House (Graham Phillips, 2001), consisting of “a glass box in the woods” with white blade walls extending into the landscape and incorporating water. Again in 2001 Foster & Partners completed the impressive glass roof over the Great Court in London’s British Museum, an undulating form covering over 6,000 square metres, with the circular old reading room at its centre. New photographs


commissioned from Dennis Gilbert make this a breathtaking guide to the most innovative architecture of recent times. 240 pp, 175 colour photos, 75 diagrams and architectural drawings.


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70675 CONTEMPORARY EUROPE ART GUIDE by Hatje Kantz


This handbook to European galleries that showcase the art scene of the past 50 years covers institutions in over 40 countries. This guide starts with Pop Art and the cultural shift of the 1960s. It focuses on not-for-profit organisations, giving each gallery’s address, opening hours, phone number and website, together with a brief overview of the collection and in many cases a photo to facilitate recognition. London is represented by giants such as the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Serpentine Gallery and Saatchi Galleries, complemented by less 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. 368pp, softback, 14 x 22cm, photos. £26.99 NOW £5.50


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. Inuit culture fosters a deep appreciation of the subtle but important cues that affect life’s balance. 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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66424 ENGLAND’S THOUSAND BEST HOUSES by Simon Jenkins


From Bedfordshire to Yorkshire West, in alphabetical order, this volume is organised county by county for complete ease of use. The ‘houses’ of course include famous stately homes and palaces, such as the weird and wonderful combination of Medieval and Art Nouveau that is Eltham Palace in Kent and Raby Castle in Durham with its amazing nine towers. But they also encompass humble cottages and huts like the Labourer’s Cottage and the Shipwright’s Cottage, both at Buckler’s Hard in Hampshire, which provide moving testimony as to how poor people lived in times gone by. Features a ratings system for each house. 1,046 paperback pages with maps and colour plates. £12.99 NOW £7


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


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 £16


70681 FERNAND LEGER


edited by Beyeler, Keller and Buttner Fernand Léger is central to the history of modern art. Emerging from World War I obsessed with mechanical objects and machinery, he changed his style from the Cubism of Picasso and Braque to the formalism of an innovative vision of the city, demonstrated in this 2008 exhibition catalogue by works such as “Le Pont” (The Bridge, 1923) with its strong red and black verticals and stylised river suggested by a checkerboard pattern. Exile in the US during World War II led to a new dynamic emphasis in the “Plongeurs” (Divers) series, and Pop Art, through the influence of Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein and Ellsworth Kelly, became a major source of inspiration, for example in the 1946 burst of energy entitled “Adieu New York”. The circus was a preoccupation of his later years, and the study of the acrobat “La grande Julie” (1945) deserves its pride of place on the cover of this volume. Essays on Léger’s work accompany the text, including an interview with Lichtenstein and a compendium of comments by Ellsworth Kelly and other American artists. The final section reproduces works by Léger side by side with comparable canvases by other artists. 135 full-page reproductions, list of exhibits, chronology. 208pp, large softback.


£35 NOW £15 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. 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, illus and location map. £10 NOW £6


69226 PAINTERS OF PROVENCE by Philippe Cros


Anybody planning a tour of Provence, simply must spend time with this book. Painting has had a home under the azure skies of Provence since the 14th century, with prestigious art schools growing up in the prosperous cities of Avignon, Nice and Aix. Many, like Renoir, came there to escape the pace of life in Paris, but perhaps the artist who benefited most from the tranquillity was Vincent van Gogh, who arrived there in 1888 and completed hundreds of drawings and paintings during a two year stay. Art historian Philippe Cros here takes us on a tour across the region from west to east, stopping at the villages, towns, cities and sites which have shaped its rich artistic history. Focusing primarily on the 19th and early 20th centuries he looks at the work of lesser-known local artists as well as that of Cézanne, van Gogh, Renoir, Gauguin, Seurat, Chagall, Signac, Matisse, Braque and Picasso. In all there are over 130 paintings and 40 period photos, which form an artistic treasure trail from Avignon through Arles, Saint-Rémy, Aix, Marseilles, Toulon, Saint-Tropez, Cannes and Antibes to Nice. 160 9¼”×12" pages, colour throughout with mini-biogs. £30 NOW £10


70917 EUROPEAN MINIATURES IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART


by Graham Reynolds and Katherine Baetjer Although the tradition of miniature painting began in France in the mid 16th century, the style became much more popular in England, and from the 1570s onwards English artists, in particular Nicholas Hilliard, painted sitters from all strata of society. The earliest examples were most commonly painted on vellum, but as the style developed, and particularly when it became popular on the continent, ivory, enamel, copper sheet became more widely used. Graham Reynolds was responsible for the collection of British portrait miniatures, some 2,000 works, held at the V&A, and studied his subject for 60 years, publishing widely during that time. This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition held 1995-6 at the Metropolitan, and begins with Reynolds’ fascinating introductory essay which is followed by the colour plates featuring 85 beautiful examples from the 1530s to 1850. The ensuing catalogue section is divided into French, Continental and British examples from the 16th -19th centuries, 12 in all. For every artist featured there is a brief biography, and then each of the works in the exhibition is reproduced in b/w and has an extensive commentary, including date, size, medium, providence, condition, description and history. Here is Robert Essex, the dashing former favourite of Elizabeth I, kings, queens,


mistresses and aristocracy from all over Europe and a surprising number of scenes featuring ordinary working class people. 399 illus of 291 exhibits in this superb volume from 1996. 208pp, 9½”×11¼”.


ONLY £10 e-mail: orders@bibliophilebooks.com 69632 GUSTAV KLIMT: The Complete


Paintings by Tobias G. Natter Klimt (1862-1918) was a prominent member of the Vienna Secession movement, noted fro his erotic depictions of the female body, murals, paintings and sketches. The Kiss, Judith and the Head of Holofernes, glinting in gold leaf and jewel-like colours, the Beethoven Frieze represent some of the finest Art Nouveau. Adele Bloch-Bauer I sold for $35 million in 2006! The countless events being held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s birth make a clear statement to the enduring appreciation for his work. During his lifetime, Klimt was Vienna’s enfant terrible, a controversial star whose works made passions run high; he stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition. His pictures polarised and divided the art- loving world. This spectacular new Taschen publication places particular emphasis upon the voices of Klimt’s contemporaries via a series of essays examining reactions to his work throughout his career. Subjects range from Klimt’s portrayal of women to his adoption of landscape painting in the second half of his life. No less than 231 letters, cards, writings and other documents are included in this massive monograph. This wealth of archival material, assembled here for the first time on such a scale, represents a major contribution to Klimt scholarship. Defining features of this edition are a catalog and huge colour reproductions of Klimt’s complete surviving paintings, all known letter correspondence featuring new photographs of the Stoclet Frieze commissioned exclusively for this book. A bonus is a facsimile of a rare book designed by Joseph Hoffmann, executed by the Wiener Werkstatte and illustrated by Klimt and with text by philosopher Lucien from one of 50 copies printed in 1907. New from Taschen. 11.4" x 15.6", 676 pages in beautifully decorated slipcase.


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68863 COUNTRY HOUSES OF THE COTSWOLDS: From the Archives


of Country Life by Nicholas Mander For over a century Country Life magazine has featured a weekly article devoted to a country house, including scores from the Cotswolds. Over 30 houses are featured, illustrated with over 150 colour and b/w photos reveal the historical and architectural importance of each. We begin with sublime castles such as Berkeley, the country’s oldest inhabited castle, and Sudeley, with its royal connections stretching back over 1,000 years. Next are the magnificent examples of manor houses like Owlpen Manor and Daneway House and outstanding Jacobean houses such as Stanway and Chastleton House along with classical country houses like Badminton and Dyrham Park. A final chapter documents the work and influence of the leading practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement. 208pp, 8½”×11½”. £25 NOW £13


68897 ART OF THE CELTS: 700 BC to AD 700 by Felix Müller and


Sabine Bolliger Schreyer As well as numerous awe-inspiring illustrations, this catalogue contains 40 ‘masterpieces’, all outstanding examples of the way in which Celtic art developed. 101 motifs, in a pattern book, demonstrate the links within Celtic ornament over the course of time and across Europe


from Scotland to Turkey. Neighbours and contemporaries of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, the Celts received inspiration from these advanced civilisations, which set their own creativity in motion. Plants and living creatures were dissected into their individual components and re-assembled, concealed, distorted and de-familiarised. The authoritative text, written by a team of experts, conveys this unique aspect of the works. 304 large pages, 28 x 24cm, photos in colour, with map showing the major sites of Celtic archaeology and index of sites. £45 NOW £18


69221 MY JAPANESE SKETCHBOOK


by Cloé Fontaine and Ryoichi Shigeta With cloth binding and beautiful endpapers, this Parisian publisher Flammarion really knows how to present a beautiful and collectable book. Cloé Fontaine, a young French architect with a passion for colour, arrived in Tokyo and spent a few days in Kyoto before coming to discover the island of Shikoku. With her brush and pen in hand she looks at the shrines, temples and rolling hills of this country of contrasts. Temples and tatamis, parasols and teapots, fountains and water lillies, here are charming watercolours, modern collages, personal stories and a selection of traditional haikus in which she captures in many juxtapositions of East and West, old and new. Architecture, customs, scenery and the modern city, here are the paper thin walls, matted flooring, tables and chairs without legs, woven bamboo, lanterns, ceramic tile patterns, temples and Buddhas and more. Landscape format, 136pp. £16.95 NOW £7


68894 A YEAR IN ARCHITECTURE This gorgeous, inspirational book is a diary with a difference: each date is illustrated by a masterpiece of world architecture. The first day of the year opens with the Taj Mahal and a quotation from Ruskin. The 1928 Chrysler Building, the 2004 Sage, Gateshead, and Zaha Hadid’s BMW plant in Leipzig are superbly photographed side by side with older buildings such as the 12th century Abbey of Cluny, the 17th century Bridge of Sighs in Venice (to the accompaniment of a quotation by Byron), the 10th century Medina at Córdoba and the 9th century Buddhist Borobudur Temple in Indonesia. Quotations. Colour illus. One double spread for each day of the year. £24.95 NOW £8.50


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