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The trials and tribulations of putting together Lucian Freud’s catalogue raisonné

The forensically researched volume on the British artist's oil paintings offers a depth of scrutiny that he himself was famous for

Matthew Holmanabout 19 hours ago
1 April 2025

New book looks at the shaping of Modern art in the Middle East beyond politics and war

The Arab art specialist Saeb Eigner talks about his comprehensive new biography spanning from 1900 to today

1 April 2025

An expert’s guide to Ruth Asawa: five must-read books on the Japanese American artist

All you ever wanted to know about Asawa, from a graphic novel biography to tales from her time at the celebrated Black Mountain College—selected by the curator Janet Bishop

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‘The painter in me did not die’: novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art

Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade

How a Persian manuscript was swapped for a Willem de Kooning owned by the Iranian government

Oliver Hoare's memoir details the story of the ambitious exchange of an Iranian masterpiece for a painting by the Abstract Expressionist

‘The artist the critics love to hate’: the colourful life of sports star painter and Playboy illustrator LeRoy Neiman

We speak to the author of a new biography that reassesses the legacy of the “hustler” artist who rubbed shoulders with celebrities

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