How to Read a Painting Decoding, Understanding and Enjoying the Old Masters
Clues to the meaning of the masterpieces of art history lie in a rich system of symbols, themes and motifs that often elude the modern eye. Without the intimate knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology,...
View ArticleCecil Higgs – Close Up
Cecil Higgs: Close Up by Dieter Bertram is a revealing and intimate biography of one of South Africa’s most respected painters. Based on hitherto unpublished sources – her extant diaries, notebooks...
View ArticleImpressionist Painting 1850-1900 DVD
Impressionist painting is now so popular and familiar that we struggle to see it as shocking or avant-garde, yet it originally caused uproar and controversy which continued into the 20th century. This...
View ArticleVelázquez
Las Meninas, by the 17th-century artist Velázquez, which depicts the family of King Philip I of Spain, is one of the great masterpieces of European painting; the vast, ambitious canvas has inspired...
View ArticleEarly Renaissance Painting 1250-1450 DVD
In late 13th-century Italy, the way art looked changed dramatically. The patterned, stylised forms of the Middle Ages gave way to greater naturalism, as for the first time since the ancient world,...
View ArticlePatrick Caulfield
Patrick Caulfield was a student at the Royal College of Art between 1960-63 alongside David Hockney and Allen Jones. His subject matter draws more from the masters of modern art such as Braque and...
View ArticleIncredible Tretchikoff Life of an Artist and Adventurer
Vladimir Tretchikoff’s Chinese Girl is one of the most famous images of all time. Known as the ‘Green Lady’, it has been reproduced countless times, appearing everywhere from mugs and T-shirts to pop...
View ArticleHockney The Biography
In this astounding first volume, Christopher Sykes explores the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in the world today. David Hockney’s career has spanned and epitomised the art...
View ArticleThe Image as Burden – Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas (born in 1953 in Capetown, South Africa) is one of the most prominent and influential painters working today. In an era dominated by the mass media and a proliferation of images, her...
View ArticleListening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke
This book honours the life and art of Peter Clarke (1929 – 2014); his career extended over some decades, starting when he left his job as a dockworker in SImon’s Town to devote himself to art. The...
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