Books
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
'The destruction of memory: architecture at war', by Robert Bevan
This book argues that the deliberate destruction of buildings and cultural artefacts is a human rights issue
No simple explanation of Bacon's works to be found in his sources, as explained by Bacon authority Martin Harrison
Not least due to the flawed description of the contents of the artist’s studio
Book review: The complex political and artistic cross-currents of East and West, between 1750 and 1850
Why Napoleon became a Muslim
The art world’s Christmas reading
Artists, collectors, critics, museum directors and auction house executives pick their holiday books
An exhibition at the Getty Museum and the V&A reveals how an illuminated manuscript mystery was solved
Scholars have reassembled the Hours of Louis XII
Book review: 'English Pottery 1620-1840' is the harvest of a long and fruitful career:
Robin Hildyard’s book on English pottery is a fitting culmination of his distinguished V&A curatorship
Books: Sutherland and Bacon, a story of friends disuniting
Graham Sutherland and Francis Bacon compared and contrasted
Commercial publishing: Would you pay $250 for this Hirst catalogue?
Published to accompany his show of paintings at Gagosian in New York, it promises much but delivers little
Books: Two books attempt to correct views of pre-Raphaelite art—held by no one
Traditional understandings of the brotherhood are addressed, again
Books: Analysis of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act a self-righteous attack on the temple
Essays explore US museums’ responsibilities to religious groups
Books: Francis Bacon’s passion for the camera
This is the first study of the painter’s use of photography
Books: Mark Rothko himself provides an important piece of the Ab Ex jigsaw puzzle
Rothko’s meditation on how to reconcile physical experience with ideas
Simple, small, silent: A celebratory history of the Leica camera
A new book explores the history of the first truly portable camera
Books: What is all the fuss about Leonardo? Martin Kemp and Charles Nicholl try to decipher the master
Two books try to shed new light on why Leonardo continues to exert a fascination for scholars, art historians and the public