Eccentricity and singled-mindedness were part of the great painter's character, but he had many unappealing traits

Second and last instalment of this two-part biography on the painter’s life fails to satisfy—but it does supply valuable first-hand records

A new book by the designer Dinah Casson takes readers behind the scenes

International museum leaders are confronting manifold challenges in the wake of Covid-19 and innovating in six principal ways, writes András Szántó

New book brings together hundreds of images of nude young men, which “are imbued with an emotional vulnerability that few of his later works exhibit”

New book, which reveals how the Old Masters influenced the 18th-century British artist, has won the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History

The typescript of Eric Chilston's book, based on primary sources and eye-witness accounts, was rediscovered in 2018 after being thought lost for nearly 40 years

As the Taschen publishing house turns 40, its founder talks about starting out in his parents’ kitchen and the importance of “planting seeds”

New book outlines the campaign led by the gender-fluid artists on the island of Jersey during the Second World War

New publication—described as “most personal book to date”—will focus on artist’s use of language

All you ever wanted to know about Turner, from a “rollicking read” of a biography to a “picture book with a point”—selected by the Romantic period painting specialist David Blayney Brown

A newly republished book by the renowned Memphis photographer documents the Deep South in the run-up to the 1976 election

One of the most expansive museum surveys on the French artist in 50 years will present his book and magazine designs—and even some of his own writing

This updated art market manual by Mary Rozell merits a place on any bookshelf

The curator and University of Oxford professor tells us about his new book, The Brutish Museums, which details how museums themselves were “used as a unique type of weapon”

An exclusive excerpt and images from a new book chronicling 35 years of “creative complaining” by the US-based feminist art collective

We take a tour of the Artemisia Gentileschi show in London with curator Letizia Treves and explore a new biography of Frida Kahlo with its author, Hettie Judah

The curator's interests have ranged from artist interviews and books on race, to crime fiction and a biography revealing what Walter Gropius really thought of the English

This is the first publication about the man who put London's Whitechapel Gallery on the international map, but never gained the recognition he deserved

All you ever wanted to know about Artemisia, from the best biographies to a book about her place in early modern feminism—selected by Italian painting specialist Letizia Treves

Plus, the curator Legacy Russell talks about her new book Glitch Feminism

Publishers looking for ways to draw in wider audiences to the lives and careers of famous artists are increasingly turning to graphic novels

Plus, Robert Storr on his huge new book about the painter Philip Guston. Sponsored by Christie's

The book by Robert Storr delves into the American painter's dealings with Klansmen and how he wanted “to make paintings you couldn’t count money in front of”

All you ever needed to know about the artist, from the story of the ear incident to the definitive biography and best picture book—selected by Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey

Publication aims to open up 6,000 years of art history using objects as a springboard—but is it worth the effort?

A new book looks at the artist and composer's love of all things mycological, including his fungi photograph collection and collaboration with illustrator Lois Long

Art dealer Philipp Hainhofer's 16th-century "friendship book" contains inscriptions from Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and Cosimo de’ Medici

The museum director has been delving into artist biographies, swotting up on black British history and is hoping to finally begin a well-known novel trilogy