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Pull up a chair for conversations with David Hockney. Martin Gayford follows the artist’s thinking about pictures, looking and the pleasures of making art.
Take a closer look ↗A portrait of Cézanne built around Joachim Gasquet’s recollections and conversations. Read it alongside the paintings to approach the artist through the words of someone who knew him.
Take a closer look ↗Barbara Ehrlich White looks beyond Renoir’s immediately recognisable paintings to explore the person and life behind them. For readers who like art history with a human centre.
Take a closer look ↗Spend time with Lucian Freud’s art through this illustrated volume. A shelf choice for readers drawn to portraiture, the painted body and the intensity of looking.
Take a closer look ↗Susan Owens explores Constable through the rhythm of a year. A fresh way into a painter closely associated with landscape, observation and the changing natural world.
Take a closer look ↗Explore how Basquiat became a cultural icon. Doug Woodham provides a route into the artist’s story for readers curious about the connections between art, reputation and the wider world.
Take a closer look ↗An illustrated encounter with David Hockney’s work. Keep it nearby when you want to explore the artist’s images and the varied possibilities of a life spent making pictures.
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