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An authoritative study of the artist Milton Avery, an influence on the generation of Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman.

The author has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Executed in watercolour and ink, this title features panoramic scenes that have the spatial complexity of finished paintings - the broad sweep of sky or road, the patchwork tapestry of land - yet convey the immediacy of the author's impressions.

A new study examining the life and work of Helene Schjerfbeck, the Finnish painter who influenced Bacon, Freud and Auerbach

A major study of Francis Bacon's paintings of animals reveals his explorations of the human condition

Lucian Freud's arresting self-portraits provide an insight into the enigmatic artist's psyche and document his developing style and this book reproduces all of Freud's self-portraits

A sumptuous study examining all the ways Pablo Picasso used paper in his art

An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under Stalin.

One of Britains foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British Isles. This title contains forty of his vivid landscape sketches in watercolour.

Considered one of the most important religious structures of the twentieth century, the Chapel of the Rosary in Vince was regarded by Matisse himself as his great masterpiece. This illustrated volume explores the extraordinary story of the chapels creation and the challenges faced by the 77-year-old artist in realising his great vision.

Accompanying an exhibition at the RA from June to October, 2025, and published to coincide with Anselm Kiefer's 80th birthday, this book considers the lasting influence that Van Gogh has had on Kiefer.

This collection captures all Humphrey Ocean's wry enjoyment of the world, and captures many previously unseen drawings.

With authoritative texts and a wide array of illustrations, this handsome monograph charts Barbara Rae's long and successful career as a redoubtable travelling artist.

Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France's most famous writers, with his rarely-seen works on paper. To accompany an exhibition at the RA 21 March - 29 June 2025.

Three Renaissance masters converge in 1504 FlorenceIn a single year at the turn of the 16th century, three titans of the Italian Renaissance briefly crossed paths while competing for the attention of the most powerful patrons in Republican Florence. In 1504, the city's prominent artists came together to advise on an appropriate location for Michelangelo's sculpture David. Among them was Leonardo da Vinci, who--like Michelangelo--had only recently returned to his native Florence. David was placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio, inside which da Vinci was planning a painting of the Battle of Anghiari for a council chamber wall. In short order, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint The Battle of Cascina on the opposite side of the room, creating a showdown between the city's celebrated sons. Although neither painting ultimately came to fruition, this flurry of conspicuous commissions was witnessed by a promising young painter: none other than Raphael.In this beautifully designed book, Scott Nethersole and Per Rumberg take the Royal Academy's celebrated Taddei Tondo by Michelangelo as a starting point, and from there turn to such treasures as Leonardo's Burlington House Cartoon and studies by Leonardo and Michelangelo for their dueling battle murals. These pivotal works examine the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the influence of both artists on Raphael.

Bright, colorful and minimalist, Michael Craig-Martin's paintings and sculptures tackle the semiotics of everyday objectsMichael Craig-Martin (born 1941) is an important figure in British Conceptual Art, and among the most influential artists and teachers of his generation. Since his rise to prominence in the late 1960s, he has moved between sculpture, installation, painting, drawing and print, creating works that fuse elements of Pop, Minimalism and Conceptual Art. His work transforms everyday objects--from buckets and ladders to sneakers, mobile phones and laptops--with bold colors and simple, uninflected lines. Renowned as an art educator, he has inspired generations of artists, most notably the Young British Artists (YBAs). This handsome book, the catalog of the largest exhibition of Craig-Martin's work to have been mounted in the UK, contains thought-provoking text by critics Michael Bracewell and Richard Cork and an illuminating conversation between the artist and the writer Carolina Grau.

This beautiful monograph dedicated to Emma Stibbon RA presents many of the artist's new works and includes an engaging interview with the artist by Sara Cooper.

Pocket-sized watercolor sketches of tango aficionadosIn Tango, British painter David Remfry (born 1942) captures tango dancers in movement. He shows neither their heads nor their feet, instead concentrating entirely on their midriffs in this charming celebration of the most seductive and passionate of dances.

Exuberant monotypes play with the effects of light and movement in the changing cityscapeBorn in London in 1943, Bill Jacklin moved to New York in 1985. Since then he has concentrated on making portraits of the city in all its guises, from large-scale compositions of crowds in flux to Seurat-like etchings depicting more intimate urban moments.

Hall's abstract works in gouache and charcoal illustrate his preoccupation with space and balanceOne of the foremost sculptors of his generation, Nigel Hall (born 1943) has created acclaimed works in steel, aluminum and polished wood. This new volume reveals his skill as a draftsman and the importance of drawing to his sculptural practice.

This publication presents some seventy masterworks on paper by leading Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.

The author has long been fascinated by the relationships that develop between dogs and their owners. In this book, his delicate portraits in watercolour and gouache reveal the mutual understanding and sympathy of these partnerships.

This new publication gives an authoritative account of the inner workings of Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron.

The Hispanic Society of America in New York is the vision of Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955). From an early age, Huntington developed an abiding love both of Hispanic culture and of museums and libraries. He resolved to devote his considerable fortune to combining these two passions, and carried out his project so resourcefully that the collections he assembled remain exceptional for their depth and richness, displaying the culture of Spain and Latin America in the broadest sense. Their scope ranges from the prehistoric era to the early 20th century, including antiquities, decorative arts, Islamic works, manuscripts and rare books as well as superb canvases by Old Masters such as El Greco, Velâazquez and Goya. This handsome new publication features an introduction to Archer M. Huntington and the Hispanic Society by Patrick Lenaghan, the Society's Head Curator of Prints, Photographs and Sculpture, and plates and catalogue entries on some of its greatest treasures by the Society's curators. Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (21.01. - 10.04.2023).

"Paula Modersohn-Becker, Kèathe Kollwitz, Gabriele Mèunter and Marianne Werefkin are among the exceptional artists associated with the emergence of Expressionism in Germany in the early decades of the twentieth century. Each challenged prevailing ideals of feminine identity at a time of great societal change. As women, they were expected to marry and raise a family; some chose to, some did not. As ambitious artists, all wanted to work, and as they rose to these challenges, their art further undermined conventions. Their depictions of children symbolise joy, hope and innocence but also melancholy, tension, curiosity, the passing of time and unfulfilled desire. Their radical depictions of the nude wrest the female body away from the male gaze towards a newfound role, expressive of powerful maternity and female subjectivity. These dramatic modernist compositions, with their fluid brushwork and bright hues, push at the boundaries of form, colour and spiritual meaning"--

This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to David Remfry's watercolours, accompanying an exhibition at the new London galleries of the Royal Watercolour Society.

Kawanabe Kyosai was one of the most exciting Japanese painters of the 19th century. Published to accompany an exhibition - the first outside of Japan in nearly 30 years - at the Royal Academy from March 19 - June 19, 2022