Handbook Of Modern British Painting And Printmaking 1900 90

Download or read book Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-90 written by Alan Windsor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1998, The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990 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. 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, one or two suggestions for further reading are cited.