Pioneering history painter, innovative portraitist and one of two women among the founders of the Royal Academy.

A captivating visual exploration of fashion and modern style as seen through the eyes of artists across the globe.

Ever since the emergence of the modern seasonal fashion industry in the nineteenth century, Western artists have been engaging with fashion's impact, meaning and forms in their artwork. In portraits, the clothes that sitters wear are often revelatory about their wider context or identity, or hold some symbolic meaning. As time has passed, small sartorial details artists used to ...

The newest pop-up book from renowned paper engineer Dominique Ehrhard artfully traces two centuries of bicycling history and lore.

Perfect for seasoned bikeaholics and budding pedal-pushers alike, this brief, whimsical history of the bicycle features eight meticulously crafted pop-up scenes. There’s Karl Drais’ 1817 invention that featured two wheels and little else to propel it; how technical advances at the end of the 19th century saw an upsurge in the popularity of bicycling among wome...

A beautifully presented and imaginatively curated collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years, now reprinted in an accessible paperback format. A must-have treasure for those wanting to take home a piece of British Art for their own homes.

Through a selection of over 100 world-class drawings created by Flemish artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this book gives an insightful and comprehensive overview into how these drawn sheets were used as part of artistic practice, within or beyond the artist’s studio.

Volume 2 of an engaging and beautifully illustrated history of the legendary Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, one of the most famous watches among watch aficionados and collectors, notably Paul Newman.

An indispensable introduction to the life and work of John Constable, highlighting key aspects of his innovating practice and the ways in which he brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature in nineteenth century art.

An indispensable introduction to the life and work of J.M.W. Turner, whose pioneering explorations into oil and watercolours continue to offer revelatory, efinitive interpretations of modern subjects.

An indispensable introduction to the life and work of Barbara Hepworth, whose sculptures expanded the possibilities for the purpose of art within modern society and how it can express human relationships with our surroundings.