Portraits in Art

In 1970 in Munich Gerhard Richter met Brigid Berlin alias Brigid Polk, Andy Warhols legendary muse and enfant terrible of New Yorks high society. T...

Throughout the history of art most of the world's greatest artists have produced portraits at some point in their careers, whether commissioned by ...

John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated storytellers and writers on art, tells a personal history of art from the prehistoric paintings of ...

A unique collective portrait of the United Kingdom during the national lockdown of 2020. Introduction by The Duchess of Cambridge. Text by Lemn ...

A charming, quirky, and utterly unique gift book with more than 100 portraits of famous historical, contemporary, factual, and fictional bearers of...

A groundbreaking and essential survey of the art of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, offering an in-depth discussion of the development of the artist and pos...

Lunch with the Financial Times has been a permanent fixture in the Financial Times for almost 25 years, featuring presidents, film stars, musical i...

The books will showcase the best paintings and sculptures of the period and present rarely seen gems from provincial museums and museums of former ...

Four books - Landscapes, Still Lifes, Nudes and Portraits - are opening a new series called Art of the Soviet Union. This set will examine differe...

Hans Holbein the Younger is best known for his work in Henry VIIIs England, where he painted portraits and designed decorative objects for courtly ...

First exhibited at the Stuyvesant Hall in New York in 1851, Emanuel Leutzes Washington Crossing the Delaware captured the imagination of many Ameri...

A compelling collection of self-portraits from throughout recorded history, revised to include captivating contemporary worksThe challenge of inter...

A concise, accessible introduction to Paul Cezanne's portraiture This beautifully illustrated book features twenty-four masterpieces in portraitur...

An engaging look at how the middle classes of fin-de-siècleVienna used innovative portraiture to define their identity During the great flourishing...

This is a professional book focused on foundational principles of art and illustrated by old and contemporary masters. It gives serious beginners t...