This is a compelling and lavishly illustrated book which assesses the rise of figure painting. This work features a concise history of the genre and biographies of all the featured artists. It focuses on artists who place both painting and the figure at the heart of their practice, with analysis in accessible language that will appeal as much to the general public as to the art world.
- ISBN10 0500238332
- ISBN13 9780500238332
- Publish Date 22 August 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 May 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English