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“Richard Smith has a passionate following amongst a small number of people. He seems to be a very well-kept secret. This is the first substantial publication on him, as until now there have only been small exhibition catalogues or inclusion in several broader surveys of painting to mark him out. His work is pivotal for understanding British Modernist painting.” Read more...
The best books on Modern British Painting
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The Lives of the Artists
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The Moment of Self-Portraiture in German Renaissance Art
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The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity and Sexuality
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
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John Ruskin: A Life in Pictures
by James S. Dearden
