William Bouguereau, the most popular artist in nineteenth-century France, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular realist artists of all time. This book is an exploration of the four main types of paintings that were most prevalent throughout Bouguereau's body of work. This includes his mythological works, religious works, peasants, and portraits. This final section on portraits focuses on paintings of heads and hands, which gave the artist the opportunity to concentrate on the subtleties...

In this beautiful selection, Ian Warrell employs the very finest examples of Turner's Venetian studies to either guide your next visit or awaken your memories of trips past.

From histories of migration and African decolonisation to the evolution of human civilisation, El Anatsui's innovative work pushes the boundaries of sculpture. This lavish exhibition book accompanies his eagerly anticipated installation for the famed Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.

One of the most distinctive artists working today, El Anatsui is best-known for his cascading metallic sculptures constructed of thousands of recycled bottle-tops articulated with copper wire. Repurposing found materi...

Published to accompany a landmark exhibition of the art of J.M.W. Turner, this publication will highlight Turner's contemporary imagery, the most exceptional and distinctive aspect of his work throughout his career. Rather than making any claims for Turner's protomodernist credentials, it will explore what constituted modernity, and what it meant to be a modern artist, in his lifetime. Turner's career spanned revolution and the Napoleonic War, Empire, the explosion of finance capitalism, the ...

Richly illustrated, accessible introduction to the fascinating subject of light in art history, featuring a remarkable range of art from the last 200 years in Tate collections.

In the 1960s and 70s Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) wove sisal in intense colours to create towering, hanging pieces that radically expanded the field of sculpture and installation art. Known as Abakans, these 'organic environments' carried many meanings and were often large in size, containing entanglements of ropes or dividing spaces. They were spaces to contemplate, to experience. Lavishly illustrated with immersive photography, this beautiful book explores the unique nature of these mo...

A selection of works examining of the most beautiful, transformative and amusing expressions of the autumn season drawn from Tate's collection. Divided into key themes - 'Fields of Gold', 'A Bountiful Harvest', 'Indoors & Outdoors', 'Symbolism', 'Bump in the Night' and 'Abstraction' - this little book considers how the traditional season of harvest and falling leaves has influenced artists over the centuries. Works of art - including paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations and installa...

Following Tate's recent publications Winter (2019) and Spring (2020), this engaging selection of works presents some of the most beautiful and stirring moments of the summer season drawn from Tate's collection. Divided into key themes - 'Return of Helios', 'The Green Tide', 'Sweltering Bodies', 'Winding Down' and 'Mercury Rising' - this book traces the hazy evenings and heated moments in the relationship between this season and the artists who sought to capture it. Summer, both languid and fi...