Art History

From rural Japan to international icon - Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art. Follow her incredible journey in this graphic novel.

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The Short Story of Women Artists tells the full history of female artists

Awkward Beauty is the first publication to draw together both Lucy Jones’s portraits and landscape paintings produced over the past 25 years.

Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life is just as fascinating as the work he produced. Delve into 1980s New York as this vivid graphic novel takes you on Basquiat’s journey

Jaussaud’s photographs of Louise Bourgeois in her house and studio are a moving testimony to her work

This inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art.

In this new and spirited account of British art, Jonathan Jones argues for empiricism. From the Enlightenment to the present, British artists have shared a passion for looking hard at the world around them.

Through a careful examination of artworks drawn from America, Europe, Russia and Asia, John J. Curley demonstrates the inextricable nature of art and politics in this contentious period.

In this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic and intellectual blossoming in Florence from 1400 to 1520. He looks at the city and its art with fresh eyes.

Haphazard bunches, formal bouquets, chance arrangements, quiet and thoughtful rural encounters – The Book of the Flower is a sylvan collection of beautiful depictions of flowers by artists, photographers and illustrators.

The Short Story of Modern Art explains the how, why and when of modern art – who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and why they matter.

Horses have been the inspiration for hundreds of works of art. This book celebrates the horse in all its glory, from its role as working animal in war and sport, to beloved pet.

This book examines art from North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, discussing European influence.

The Short Story of Art explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to contemporary installations, linking them to sections on art movements, themes and techniques.

This is Gaudi reveals the exuberant world and groundbreaking work of Antonio Gaudi in the history of modern architecture.

London in the Company of Painters is a sumptuous visual history that explores London as depicted by artists over the last few hundred years.

The Book of the Cat is a cool and quirky collection of feline art and illustration by artists from around the world