Books by David Hockney
“It was published in 1976, so he was approaching 40 and already a public figure, though his first exhibition was only in 1963. That’s only 13 years before this collection of essays was published, but he manages to fill 300 pages, and it’s anything but fluff.” Read more...
The best books on Modern British Painting
Chris Stephens, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
“A journey through art history, from early art drawn on cave walls to the images we make today on our computers and phone cameras. It’s told through conversations between artist David Hockney and Martin Gayford, who talk with inspiring simplicity and clarity.” Read more...
The Best Children’s Nonfiction of 2018
Zoe Greaves, Children's Author
Interviews where books by David Hockney were recommended
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Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer
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Young Heroes
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What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky
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Ocean
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A History of Pictures for Children
by David Hockney & Martin Gayford
The Best Children’s Nonfiction of 2018, recommended by Zoe Greaves
The Best Children’s Nonfiction of 2018, recommended by Zoe Greaves
Author and Five Books children’s editor Zoe Greaves selects the best nonfiction books for children published in 2018.
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Modern Life & Modern Subjects: British Art in the Early Twentieth Century
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A Paradise Lost: The Neo-Romantic Imagination in Britain 1935-55
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Francis Bacon
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David Hockney By David Hockney
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Richard Smith Artworks 1956-2016
by Alex Massouras, Chris Stephens, David Alan Mellor & Martin Harrison
The best books on Modern British Painting, recommended by Chris Stephens
The best books on Modern British Painting, recommended by Chris Stephens
Artists the world over interpreted Modernism in very distinctive ways, explains the expert curator Chris Stephens. In Britain, painters like David Hockney and Francis Bacon worked in transatlantic dialogue with their contemporaries in the US, producing “English-accented echoes.” Here, Stephens selects five of the best books on Modern British painting that illuminate its place within a global movement.
