The Lives of the Artists - seen through their self-portraits * A lovely looking book * Author is art critic of the Observer, and very well-connected journalist * Will receive massive review coverage * Tie-in exhibition with National Portrait Gallery under negotiation * Perfect for R4 dramatisation/Book of the Week
By Laura Cumming
‘Intelligent, humorous, swinging freely between erudition and colloquialism. I immediately found myself at home in this book, feeling as though I’d been reading and thinking about this subject all my life.’ Jonathan Coe ‘Positively fizzes with ideas; just about every single paragraph contains a fresh observation’ Nick Hornby, Observer, Books of the Year ‘A literary as well as an artistic triumph’ David Cox, Evening Standard, Books of the Year ‘Laura Cumming combines great clarity of style with a wide range of taste. All aspiring critics of any art form should take a look at how much she can say in a short space.’ Clive James ‘A beautiful and intriguing book…though Cumming’s book is stacked with visual masterpieces, it is her writing that most claims admiration. She notices every detail in a painting, the way a carpet folds, the varying textures in a dog’s fur, and registers them with a poet’s precision…she relies on keen observation, linguistic power and lots of knowledge. It adds up to the most enjoyable art book I have read for years’ John Carey, Sunday Times "Books that combine scholarship, insight, knowledge and a beguiling prose style are as rare as hen's teeth. But this book is one of them. Cumming writes like a dream, making sharp, revealing observations about artists and their work….I have read nothing better on art this year" Frank Whitford, Sunday Times Books of the Year
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