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(H/B) DAVID HOCKNEY
This book, which accompanies the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney's drawings in over 20 years, will explore Hockney as a draughtsman from the 1950s to now, with a focus on himself, his family and friends. From Ingres to the iPad - this book demonstrates the artist's ingenuity in portrait drawing with reference to both tradition and technology. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) LUCIAN FREUD: PORTRAITS
"Everything is autobiographical and everything is a portrait, even if it's only a chair". Portraits were central to the work of Lucian Freud. Working only from life, the artist claimed "I could never put anything into a picture that wasn't actually there in front of me". Lucian Freud Portraits surveys his portraits and figure paintings from across his long career. Drawing together the finest portraits from public and private collections around the world, the book explores Freud's stylistic development and technical virtuosity. A series of ...
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(H/B) DAVID HOCKNEY
In the past decade, having returned to England after years on the California coast, David Hockney has focused his attention on both landscapes and portraits, as well as still lifes all the while maintaining his fascination with digital technology. The resulting work is an extravagance of color and light, ranging in dimension from billboard- to letter-size. This lush and impeccably produced catalogue features more than 200 full-color works of art from museum collections and Hockney's private studio, including such major new works as "The Ar...
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(P/B) LUCIAN FREUD: PORTRAITS
Lucian Freud Portraits surveys his portraits and figure paintings from across his long career. Drawing together the finest portraits from public and private collections around the world, the book explores Freud's stylistic development and technical virtuosity. A series of previously unpublished interviews conducted by Michael Auping between May 2009 and January 2011 reveals the artists thoughts on the complex relationship between artist and sitter, the particular challenges of painting nudes and self-portraits, and his views on other paint...
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(P/B) A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS
With over fifty contemporary works from the National Portrait Gallery -including images of David Beckham, Zaha Hadid, J.K. Rowling and Akram Khan, and portraits by leading artists Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Gilbert and George, Sam Taylor-Wood and Julian Opie- this guide considers recent developments in British portraiture. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes knowledge of how certain portraits came to be made, the authors describe not only how portraits are commissioned but also the artist's process in the twenty-first cen...
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