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My Favourite Art Books
Jenny SavilleJenny Saville by Simon Schama
Buy new: £17.97 / Used from: £19.99
Everyone a masterpiece.
Peter Blake (Modern Artists series)Peter Blake (Modern Artists series) by Natalie Rudd
Buy new: £10.83 / Used from: £6.00
The Master. See also the catalogue to his Liverpool Tate show.
The Devil's PlaygroundThe Devil's Playground by Nan Goldin
Buy new: £38.54 / Used from: £35.45
Must have photography book.
On PhotographyOn Photography by Susan Sontag
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £3.64
Another must have.
The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art) by Charlotte Cotton
Buy used from: £7.70
Interesting overview of recent developments.
KippenbergerKippenberger
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £9.00
Crazy brilliant painter. "Bad Painting" at its best.
Cy Twombly: A MonographCy Twombly: A Monograph by Richard Leeman
Buy used from: £400.00
Beautiful reproductions. And a lot of his books aren't.
What Painting isWhat Painting is by James Elkins
Buy new: £14.71 / Used from: £13.83
Stunning. All painters must own.
The Poetics of SpaceThe Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £6.59
Dense but beautiful.
Vitamin PVitamin P
Buy new: £16.49 / Used from: £20.00
Painting is back! Hurrah. A great overview of what's relatively current.
Looking back at Francis BaconLooking back at Francis Bacon by David Sylvester
Buy new: £19.47 / Used from: £16.08
This guy knew him best. See also his interviews with Bacon.
Lucian FreudLucian Freud by William & FREUD, Lucian FEAVER
Buy used from: £130.06
Fantastic colour plates.
The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on His Book "The Art of Color"The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten, Based on His Book "The Art of Color" by Johannes Itten
Buy new: £20.14 / Used from: £17.40
If you can't afford The Art of Colour.
The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of ColorThe Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color by Johannes Itten
Buy new: £47.93 / Used from: £47.95
If you can!
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel Basquiat by Richard Marshall
Buy used from: £77.15
Genius!
Tai-Shan SchierenbergTai-Shan Schierenberg by William Packer
Lucian Freud's natural successor.
Dear Painter, Paint ME...: Painting the Figure since PicabiaDear Painter, Paint ME...: Painting the Figure since Picabia
Buy used from: £49.50
If you can get hold of it, its well worth it.
Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing IdeasArt in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
Buy new: £18.71 / Used from: £17.98
Most of the theory you'll need.
Eric Fischl: 1970-2000Eric Fischl: 1970-2000 by Arthur Coleman Danto
Buy used from: £63.28
Now updated to 1970-2007, and IN PRINT. Get it.