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The Women who Shaped Modern Art in Britain
The Women who Shaped Modern Art in Britain

The Women who Shaped Modern Art in Britain tells the stories of determined women like Helen Sutherland, Margaret Gardiner, Myfanwy Piper and others, who helped to change the course of British art in the middle of the last century. 288pp.

Revisiting Modern British Art
Revisiting Modern British Art

In this wide-ranging and thought-provoking publication, experts in their field address specific aspects of British art of the twentieth century. 176pp.

Art Works: British and German Contemporary Art 1960-2000
Art Works: British and German Contemporary Art 1960-2000

British and German artists, from Gerhard Richter to Damien Hirst, have helped to define the last forty years of art. Starting with Zero and Pop, and ending with Sensation artists and Ultra-modernists, Art Works offers a unique, fully illustrated survey of contemporary art. 348pp.

Lynn Chadwick
Lynn Chadwick

This highly readable book will appeal to anyone interested in Modern British art in general and post-war sculpture in particular

Lynn Chadwick: Evolution in Sculpture
Lynn Chadwick: Evolution in Sculpture

Lynn Chadwick Evolution in Sculpture was the first major solo show of the British sculptor Lynn Chadwick in a public gallery since 2004.

Lynn Chadwick
Lynn Chadwick

The catalogue includes a short essay by Peter Davies on the artist and his place amongst the great sculptors of the 20th century.

Lynn Chadwick
Lynn Chadwick

Catalogue from Osborne Samuel LLP exhibition ‘Lynn Chadwick’ 4 – 27 November 2004.

Prunella Clough: Regions Unmapped
Prunella Clough: Regions Unmapped

Prunella Clough was one of the best and most original artists to emerge in the second half of the twentieth century.

John Craxton: A Life of Gifts
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts

Uplifting and engaging, this biography by Ian Collins recounts the life and career of rebellious 20th Century British artist John Craxton. 384pp.

Craxton’s Cats
Craxton’s Cats

An appealing picture book of cats depicted by John Craxton, one of the major figures of modern British painting, with an introduction and commentary by Andrew Lambirth. Signed copies £15 +p&p. 144pp.

Modern Times: British Prints 1913-1939
Modern Times: British Prints 1913-1939

A look at the artistic and technical innovation of British printmaking from World War I to the eve of World War II, as artists from the Grosvenor School and beyond harnessed an emerging modernist style.

Nick Danziger: Another Life
Nick Danziger: Another Life

320 pages. This remarkable book, a masterpiece of photojournalism was launched at Osborne Samuel in January 2020.