ART & ANTIQUES
Hamad Butt: Apprehensions Dominic Johnson (ed) 11th June, hb, £45, 9783791377704 Accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of the pioneering work of a British South Asian artist contemporary of the Young British Artists during the 1980s and ’90s.
Nomadic Journey and Spirit of Places Marina Abramovic 6th May, hb, £350, 9783791377735 Hand-signed collectible edition of 500, this intensely personal assemblage of travel notes and sketches offers an essential iconography of Abramovic’s work.
Noah Davis Wells Fray-Smith (ed), Eleanor Nairne (ed), Paola Malavassi (ed) 6th March, hb, £40, 9783791377742 Striking exhibition catalogue celebrates the late artist whose deeply emotional works intermingled realism with abstraction to address complex themes of identity, race and community.
Turner: The Essential Paintings Valerie Mettais 11th February, hb, £35, 9783791377803 To mark the 250th birthday of the English Romantic painter this opulent edition features accordion-fold, colour reproductions of the best of Turner’s works along with a booklet providing descriptions.
Monet
Anne Sefrioui 11th February, hb, £30, 9783791377827 Breathtaking artistry comes fully alive in this luxurious volume that features dozens of exquisite reproductions, 48 extra pages on six fold- out spreads, coloured edges and a printed canvas binding.
Anselm Kiefer: The Women Petra Giloy-Hirtz 8th April, hb, £45, 9783791377865 In-depth study illustrates how Kiefer’s depictions of women reinforce and challenge the artist’s traditional themes of identity, memory and the interplay between history and mythology.
David Hockney Giovanni Gastaldi (illus),
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Monica Foggia, Balthazar Pagani (ed) 11th February, hb, £19.99, 9783791380353 Graphic novel explores the complex and multifaceted career of one of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most influential and iconoclastic artists.
SERIES
Artists Sketchbooks 11th February, general merchandise, £12.99, 97837913938 High-quality sketchbooks will delight artists and art lovers alike. Almond Blossom 10 Starry Night 41
Princeton University Press
Leonardo Da Vinci Stephen J Campbell 1st April, hb, eb, £30, 9780691193687 How our image of the Renaissance’s most famous artist is a modern myth.
Indigenous Tattoo Traditions Lars Krutak, Sean Mallon 8th July, hb, eb, £35, 9780691255392 Illustrated history of Indigenous tattooing practices around the world.
Art in a State of Siege Joseph Leo Koerner 8th April, hb, eb, £30, 9780691267210 Art historical epic for dangerous times.
SERIES
The Sketchbooks hb, eb, £35, 97806912 Revelatory collections of artists’ sketches and preparatory drawings in books that feature many never published before. Wassily Kandinsky Larry Warsh (ed), Dieter Buchhart (ed), Wassily Kandinsky 4th February, 68507 Niki De Saint Phalle Larry Warsh (ed) 25th February, 72429
Little Beasts Stacey Sell (ed), Brooks Rich (ed), Alexandra Libby (ed) 15th July, hb, eb, £42, 9780691271309 Richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance Europe.
Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) Kara Walker 11th March, pb, eb, £25, 9780691271408
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Documents artist’s major new installation, “a groundbreaking collaboration merging art and technology” (New York Times).
Ben Shahn: On Nonconformity Laura Katzman 22nd April, pb, eb, £38, 9780691273112 Richly illustrated exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive American artist.
Minor White Minor White, Todd Cronan 4th March, pb, eb, £30, 9780691978888 The personal journals of one of postwar America’s most influential photographers, published for the first time.
Profile Books
All That Glitters Orlando Whitfield 6th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781788169967 Welcome to the contemporary art world: a ruthless and glamorous arena where the rewards are limitless — if you can pay the price.
Quadrille
The Big Book of Drawing and Painting Andrew Marr 26th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781837833009 Writer and broadcaster has created an essential resource for all amateur artists, which examines how the painter can improve and learn.
Quarry Books
Meditative Drawing Lizzie Snow 24th April, pb, £14.99, 9780760392492 Shows step by step how to create mesmerising mandalas and other nature-inspired designs while reducing stress and increasing creativity.
Paint the National Parks Emily Olson 10th July, pb, £18.99, 9780760393963 Takes artists on a journey across the United States to paint in watercolour incredible scenes and subjects from some of America’s most iconic places.
Reaktion Books SERIES
Renaissance Lives 1st April, hb, eb, £17.95, 9781836390
Explores and illustrates the life histories and achievements of significant artists, intellectuals and scientists in the early modern world. Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodiment of the Modern Artist Andreas Beyer vol 40 008
Hans Memling and the Merchants Mitzi Kirkland-Ives vol 39 312
Brunelleschi and the Moment of the Renaissance Marvin Trachtenberg 1st May, hb, eb, £40, 9781836390053 A new view of the brilliant, strikingly original Renaissance architect.
Old Age in Art Larry Silver 1st April, hb, eb, £20, 9781836390510 Depictions of old age in art from ancient to modern.
‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of the Vorticists James King 1st June, hb, eb, £30, 9781836390558 The bold lives and revolutionary art of England’s early 20th-century Vorticists.
Redstone Press
The Redstone Diary 2026: Imagining Julian Barnes, Julian Rothenstein (ed) 5th June, spiralbound, £19.95, 9781739597634 Call to action for dreamers, artists and creators. With an introduction from Julian Barnes.
Repeater Books
Body High Ryann Donnelly 8th April, pb, £10.99, 9781915672872 Encounters with lurid bodily sculptures from the 1960s offer remedies to the author’s illness.
River Books
From the Red River to the Mekong Delta Tuan Hoang Anh, Tran Ky Phuong, Peter D Sharrock 14th April, hb, £40, 9786164510722 World-renowned collection of the Ho Chi Minh Museum presented in more than 340 arresting colour photographs.
Lacquerware Masterpieces From Southeast Asia Sylvia Fraser-Lu,
Linda McIntosh 14th April, hb, £40, 9786164510791 Lavishly illustrated with 150-plus pieces of lacquerware, some from private collections rarely seen, in a new study.
riverrun
A Noble Madness James Delbourgo 19th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781529424010 A short and twisted history of collecting.
Rizzoli
The Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition Asia Graziano, Fabio Scaletti 29th April, hb, £35, 9780847840939 Published to coincide with a major US exhibition.
Vermeer's Love Letters Robert Fucci 29th April, hb, £28.95, 9780847845941 Centred on the motif of letter writing, this book unites major iconic Vermeer paintings— ”Mistress and Maid”, “The Love Letter” and “Woman Writing a Letter with Her Maid”.
Rock Point
Season's Creepings Coloring Lydia Jean 31st July, pb, £9.99, 9781577154600 A spooky take on holiday cheer with more than 60 creepy-cute drawings.
Creepy Cute Drawing Class Marcie Driessen 12th June, pb, £15.99, 9781577154808 Whether budding artist or drawing master, Creepy Cute Drawing Class makes drawing favourite creatures of the night fun and easy.
Kawaii Monsters Unleashed Masako Moyer 8th May, pb, £15.99, 9781577154952 Easy-to-follow tutorials for drawing 75 mini monsters.
Rockport
Making Manga 26th June, pb, £14.99, 9780760389928 Complete course in developing, writing and drawing original manga, from the creators at Saturday AM, publishers of diverse manga and comics.
Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists Steve Forster 24th July, pb, £19.99, 9780760395622 From portrait artist and co-director of Long Island Academy of Fine Art, this book presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils.
Rocky Nook
A Brief History of Photography David S Young 4th March, pb, £25, 9798888143063 Entertaining and comprehensive compendium of trivia, oddities and stories.
Drawing: Perspective Yves Leblanc 15th May, pb, £8.99, 9798888143650 Learn to draw realistic perspective by exploring its fundamental principles.
Roli Books Pvt
Mughal Glass Tara Desjardins 6th February, hb, £35, 9789392130632 Thorough catalogue of objects gathered from public and private collections around the world sheds light on a long-neglected aspect of Indian history.
Royal Academy of Arts
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo Gerard Audinet, Thomas Cazentre, Sarah Lea, Rose Thompson 10th March, hb, £35, 9781915815118 The rarely scene imaginary worlds of the author collected in a book to accompany an exhibition at the RA from March to June.
Running Press Adult
I'm Not Your Muse Lori Zimmer, Maria Krasinski (illus) 20th March, hb, £25, 9780762485383 Inspiring re-examination of overlooked women in the arts and creative fields, from the author- artist team behind the successful Art Hiding in New York.
Rutgers University Press
Films That Spill
Marie Sophie Beckmann 11th March, pb, £23.99, 9781978839656 Explores a moment in
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