Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900 ￯﾿ﾽ1990 has been designed for people who enjoy, study and buy British art. The only portable dictionary-style guide to the life and work of modern British painters and printmakers, the book provides information on some 2,000 artists, as well as entries on schools of art, on museums, galleries and collections, on societies and groups, and critics and patrons who have influenced the development of modern art in Britain.

Artists are included if they (at one end of the timescale) had finished their training by 1900, and were truly beginning their professional career in the twentieth century, and (at the other end of the timescale) had established themselves professionally on the national scene by 1990. If the artist was foreign born, he or she is included if they resided in Britain, and exhibited or worked here long enough for their presence to be of significance for British art.

Compiled by scholars, the entries are cross-referenced and each concise biographical outline provides the relevant facts about the artist's life, a brief characterisation of the artist's work, and major bibliographic references. Wherever possible, suggestions for further reading are cited.

Author Biography: Alan Windsor, Freelance art historian who has written extensively on aspects of nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and architecture. He was formerly head of the History of Art Department at Reading University.

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Bookseller

For those who want a handy reference work on artists working in Britain since 1900, this revised and expanded dictionary-style book will be just the job....

Art Libraries Journal

The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking, 1900￯﾿ﾽ1990 is recommended as an authoritative single-volume ready reference to 20th-century British painters....

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