Autobiography
Surrealist pioneer Eileen Agar's remarkable life
A new edition of her 1980s autobiography brings this vivacious and well-connected artist back to life
Political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of his life and work in new book
For more than 60 years the rapier-sharp pen has wounded his enemies deeply and he has met all the great and the good of our day
The travel books of Eugène Delacroix have now been translated into English
These notebooks reveal how the artist discovered the "real" Orient in North Africa and southern Spain and adjusted his paintings accordingly
From Rivera and Kahlo to Ulay and Abramović—this story book tells the tales of art world couples
Famous and not-so-famous pairs of artists from Picasso and Gilot to Idris Khan and Annie Morris are quoted about how relationships work
This book gives a first-hand account of Second World War art and propaganda
A vivid account of the art arising from the experiences of the artist, George Plante
Philippe Costamagna’s combination of autobiography, anecdote and single discovery told in his own words
The memoirs of the Pontormo expert and director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ajaccio
Interview with James Franco: “I wanted to create a feeling of ‘too much’”
The actor on stepping outside of Hollywood fame and why collaboration feels so natural
Books: The autobiographies of Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin
Sex, art and turmoil, revealing very little
John Richardson's "Sacred monsters, sacred masters", a vision of the idiosyncratic personalities that left their mark on the art world
John Richardson’s insights into the great artists and collectors of the last century
How women and the Sound of Sleat were the inspirations for Jon Schueler's life and work
Abstract Expressionism in the Hebrides
Books: Confiscated Malevich material to be revealed as his autobiography finally comes to light
First ever complete edition of avant-garde artist’s writings appearing in five volumes
Agnew’s 175th anniversary: the memoirs of a senior partner, Dick Kingzett
A vanished variety of collectors: the priest, the Russian in exile, the actor, the V&A Keeper, the German and Dutch aesthetes—and a millionaire
Hebborn the fake: everything we learned from the forger's autobiography
By his own claim, his forged oeuvre numbers some 1,100 works ranging from “Mantegna” and “Giorgione” to “Van Dyck” and “Piranesi”