Christmas Orders (UK): Please place orders by Friday 14 December

Modern British Artists » catalogue raisonne

A blog dedicated to Modern British Art from Lund Humphries, the leading publisher of books on the subject.

Hans Hofmann: Cataloguing the Abstract

Posted on 09 June 2015

To coincide with a new exhibition of the artist’s works at Crane Kalman Gallery in London this June, Juliana D. Kreinik, contributing editor for the Hans Hofmann Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, recalls enlightening discoveries of vital information in Hofmann’s handwriten ledgers and the great effort and greater reward of a monumental research publication. Catalogue raisonné […]

Tags: Abstract Expressionism, action painting, catalogue raisonne, Charles and Ray Eames, Crane Kalman, drip painting, Guest Post, Hans Hofmann, Hans Hofmann Trust, Jackson Pollock, ledgers, Modernism, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, research publication,

Read More

Share: Facebook Twitter
Lund Humphries Landmarks – Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, with an Introduction by Herbert Read (1944)

Posted on 19 March 2014

Former Head of Collections and Exhibitions at The Henry Moore Foundation, David Mitchinson, describes the importance of the comprehensive book on Henry Moore’s work which was published by Lund Humphries in 1944. The triumvirate of sculptor Henry Moore, art historian Herbert Read and printer/publisher Peter Gregory was one based on friendship, Yorkshire, and mutual respect. Read had […]

Tags: catalogue raisonne, David Mitchinson, Henry Moore, Henry Moore Foundation, Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, Herbert Read, Lund Humphries Landmarks, Peter Gregory, sculpture,

Read More

Share: Facebook Twitter
In Memory of Sir Anthony Caro, 1924-2013

Posted on 30 October 2013

Anthony Caro, who has died aged 89, was such a fixture in the British art landscape that it’s hard to imagine him no longer there. As testified by the international range of tributes to him which quickly appeared in the press following the announcement of his death last week, he was the grand old man […]

Tags: Annely Juda Fine Art, art book, art book publisher, catalogue raisonne, H.F. Westley Smith, Henry Moore, Julius Bryant, Karen Wilkin, Lund Humphries, Mary Reid, Modern British Art, Other, Paul Moorhouse, sculpture, Sir Anthony Caro,

Read More

Share: Facebook Twitter
Book of the Week: Lynn Chadwick Sculptor by Dennis Farr and Eva Chadwick

Posted on 09 April 2013

The Year of Modern British Sculpture continues this month with an interesting confluence of sculptor-anniversaries. Ten years ago, in April 2003, British sculptor Lynn Chadwick died at his home in Gloucestershire, having enjoyed a long and successful career. ‘A great late 20th century sculptor … the successor to Henry Moore’, wrote Terence Mullaly in the Guardian‘s obituary. In […]

Tags: Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Art, Art Book Publishers, Art Book Publishing, Beaux Arts, Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House, Book of the Week, catalogue raisonne, Dennis Farr, Elisabeth Frink, Eva Chadwick, Evolution in Sculpture exhibition, Geometry of Fear, Henry Moore, Herbert Read, Lund Humphries, Lynn Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick Sculptor, Modern British Art, Modern British Sculpture, Reg Butler, sculpture, The Guardian, Venice Biennale, Year of Modern British Sculpture,

Read More

Share: Facebook Twitter

Showing items 1-4 of 4.

Modern British Artists » catalogue raisonne

A blog dedicated to Modern British Art from Lund Humphries, the leading publisher of books on the subject.

Recent Posts

Filter Article Tags

Connect with us

Like us on Facebook

Hans Hofmann: Cataloguing the Abstract

Lund Humphries Landmarks – Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, with an Introduction by Herbert Read (1944)

In Memory of Sir Anthony Caro, 1924-2013

Book of the Week: Lynn Chadwick Sculptor by Dennis Farr and Eva Chadwick

Signup for our newsletter