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The only complete volume of Lucian Freud's prints, reproducing each work alongside much new material which has come to light since the artist's death.

A beautiful, lively tour through the portraits of one of the most celebrated painters of 17th century Europe

Euan Uglow (1932-2000) was one of the finest painters of his generation. For a long time appreciated only by fellow artists and a relatively small band of devoted collectors, his work is now reaching a wider audience, and its innovative nature is finally being recognised and properly understood. He belongs with the best of twentieth-century British artists: with Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Leon Kossoff. As a radical modern master, he is not out of place with Ben Nicholson and Bridget Riley. The Uglow Papers is a celebration of Uglow's art, life and teaching, recounted by those who knew him as friend, colleague or mentor. The book brings together anecdotes and opinions relating to the various decades of his life, from his years as a student in the late 1940s and early 1950s, to his development and maturity as an artist, and to his tragically early death. His life was a full one, devoted primarily to painting and drawing, but also to teaching (mainly at the Slade School of Art) and to spending time with an unexpectedly wide circle of friends. This is the first monograph on Uglow. Profusely illustrated, it contains much new material about the artist, his teaching and his friendships. Initiated and edited by Andrew Lambirth, who knew the artist well for the last decade of his life, and with contributions from Frank Auerbach, Sir Paul Smith and Cherie Blair among others, this book sheds new light on Euan Uglow's life and work and will be an invaluable source of reference for all those interested in modern art.

Lost Gardens of London pays tribute to the evanescence of London’s vast and varied garden legacy. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan explores gardens that range in date from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, and from the capital’s humble allotments and gardens behind terraced houses to defunct squares, amateur botanical gardens and aviaries, princely pleasure grounds, royal-palace gardens, artists’ gardens and private menageries – gardens that either no longer exist or are unrecognisable today.    Our fascination with lost gardens is often fuelled by our interest in reconstructing worlds that supply us with a powerful means of making sense of the past, and a way of reading history.  In this beautiful and evocative book, illustrated with a variety of images including watercolours, coloured engravings and photographs, Longstaffe-Gowan reminds us of what a precious asset gardened green space is, and how it has contributed over the centuries to the quality of life and well-being of generations of inhabitants of the Metropolis.   The book accompanies an exhibition at the Garden Museum, London, opening 23 October 2024 - 2 March 2025. Distributed for Modern Art Press

A fascinating view of the career of Bridget Riley, one of the most significant living artists, through her personal archive of her own works on paper

A fully illustrated, comprehensive, and scholarly catalogue of the paintings in the Ashmolean Museum's collection by French artists born between 1775 and 1875

An overview of Matisse's large and varied body of drawings and works on paper by an internationally recognized expert in the European tradition of draughtsmanship.

An unconventional and illuminating new history of British landscape art in the post-war period

A fuller, richer picture of an artist at the height of his powers