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Georgia O’ Keefe Abstraction ed by Barbara Haskell

Georgia O’ Keefe Abstraction edited by Barbara Haskell, hardback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14817-6, price 45.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
I’d like to say first of all that I am not a big Georgia O’ Keefe fan. If ever a book could persuade me otherwise, this is it. O’ Keefe has enjoyed huge success worldwide and [...]

Duccio to Leonardo by Simona de Nepi

Duccio to Leonardo, Italian Painting 1250-1500 by Simona de Nepi, softback published by The National Gallery. ISBN 978-1-8570-9421-3, price 9.99 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
This latest title in the series from The National Gallery covers 250 years of Italian painting. Like all the book in this excellent series, there is a series of mainly full page plates of [...]

Apostles of Beauty ed by Judith A Barter

Apostles of Beauty, ed by Judith A Barter, hardback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14113-9, price 35.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
Subtitled ‘Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, this book consists of essays by several authors. The aesthetic quality and craftsmanship of the work shines from the ages of this handsome book. It features work by [...]

Cezanne and American Modernism by Gail Stavitsky et al

Cezanne and American Modernism by Gail Stavitsky and Katherine Rothkopf, hardback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14715-5, price 45.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
This book reflects upon the genius of Cezanne and his influence upon American Modernism. Five essays plus an introduction and epilogue examine Cezanne’s contribution. The book is lavishly illustrated with Cezanne’s paintings and also [...]

Mrs. Delany and Her Circle ed by Mark Laird et al

Mrs. Delany and Her Circle, edited by Mark Laird and Alicia Weisberg-Roberts, hardback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14279-2, price 40.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
This sumptuous book is sheer delight. 284 pages are filled with excellent reproductions and interesting text. Mary Delany did not start her enterprise of botanical painting until the age of seventy-two. nearly [...]