Books
How the Verneys, whose seat, Claydon, is a National Trust treasure, fared in the turbulent 17th century
A true story of love, war and madness
Books: James Brydges, munificent benefactor or bad-taste merchant?
A reappraisal of the life of the first Duke of Chandos, patron, collector and philanthropist
Books: Basquiat from street artist to superstar
Banksy’s rise from street artist to gallery star, embraced by the commercial art world, is by no means unique
Letters to the Editor: Lee Miller at the V&A
Exhibition includes rare archival material
Former V&A photography curator Mark Haworth-Booth shines a spotlight on the photographer Lee Miller
Will he be rescued from obscurity?
Books: Is Hogarth the greatest British artist of all time?
Three publications illuminate the subject of Tate Britain’s major exhibition
Books: Kirk Varnedoe’s Mellon lectures prove to be a fitting swansong for the famous MoMA curator
Given three months before his death, these last lectures are now in print
News from New York: Larry Gagosian gets exposed while US presidents get hosed
Meanwhile, doctors form an art club and Mimran takes on Type A
Nazi crime revelations raise questions about the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
The late collector Heini Thyssen forced himself to forget his family’s Nazi involvement, but so did the countries that vied for his and his father’s pictures in the 1980s. This well documented book gives the details
The Art of Domestic Life: This well-argued study considers the changing status of women in family portraits
'That’s no lady, that’s my wife…'
A clutch of books, generated by a V&A exhibition, on the use and function of fine and decorative art in the home
Investigations of domestic doings down the ages
Books: Two new books both fail to make a persuasive case for or against the status and quality of Modigliani’s art
Love him or hate him? Whatever…
V&A to scrap academic reproduction fees
Publishers will also be able to download images directly from the website
Contrary to expectation, these books provide new information about and expand our understanding of Picasso and his art
Was Picasso gay?
Studies of the Vermeer forger Van Meegeren and 19th-century literary counterfeits
Confusing, criminal, but very virile
This book argues that John Everett Millais’ later works deserve as much attention as his pre-Raphaelite paintings
Not as bad as he has been made out to be
Books: Forgotten lives revived and careers reassessed as lesser-known Pre-Raphaelites are reconsidered
Reconsiderations of Simeon Solomon, Marie Spartali and William James Stillman
A response to Peter Watson's The Medici Conspiracy: Collectors should be defended
"The picture he paints is one where the only people to have any legitimate interest in ancient art objects are closeted archaeologists"
How to build a contemporary collection
The British collector Frank Cohen reviews a guide to the intricacies of buying new art
The real meaning of Rubens’ women
A new analysis suggests the artist was sending mixed messages in his work
Books: Sixties art in the US, a tale of two coasts
Eva Hesse’s tragic vision and the multifarious works by artists in California
Art consultant Philippe Segalot reveals his views on the market and which contemporary artists he thinks will stand the test of time
In the second extract from Adam Lindemann’s Collecting Contemporary, we learn that the most committed collectors also make the most money
Queens in their castles: Photographic studies of gay men’s homes
Tom Atwood's new book reviewed
Books: The life, times and conversation of Maggi Hambling, “the female Francis Bacon”
The first chart of Hambling’s extraordinary 60 years
Author chosen for Bacon catalogue
Diplomacy will be required to deal with warring factions
Interview with Roger Ballen on his new book Shadow Chamber: Going fishing, metaphorically speaking
The South African photographer talks about his work, techniques and latest book
Books: Less opportunism and more rigour in study of Rothko, please
The 10 essays of Seeing Rothko are distinctly varied in quality
The Art Newspaper exclusive on the memoir MoMA declined to publish: The details
Here we publish an account of the memoirs of the late William S. Rubin, director of the paintings and sculpture department of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for 15 years
Books: The autobiographies of Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin
Sex, art and turmoil, revealing very little