"This book brings together the seminal group of paintings of London building sites by Frank Auerbach that are among the most profound responses made by any artist to the post-war urban landscape. These works chart the early development of Auerbach's remarkable approach to painting, for which he is celebrated as one of Britain's greatest living artists. Fascinated by the post-war rebuilding of London, Auerbach combed the city's numerous ..."
New Art New World(1st Edition) British Art in Postwar Society (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis) by MargaretGarlake Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1998 by Paul Mellon Centre Ba ISBN-13: 978-0-300-07292-1, ISBN: 0-300-07292-9
"During the years following World War II, Britain was plagued by privation, xenophobia, and humiliation from the loss of colonial territories and political power. At the same time, the country was in the midst of a dawning triumphalism, seen first in the Festival of Britain, then in the new Coventry Cathedral, and finally in the international status accorded to British art by the early 1960s. This book sets the visual arts in the social ..."
St. Ives Artists(1st Edition) Peter Lanyon by GarlakeMargaret Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1998 by Tate Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-226-0, ISBN: 1-85437-226-2
"One of a series exploring the lives and work of major artists associated with St Ives, this book looks at Peter Lanyon's life and landscape painting, from his childhood friendship with Patrick Heron to the international acclaim which he received in the 1960s. It also analyzes the critical response to his work. Among the leading artists of the St Ives school, Lanyon was the only one who had been born in Cornwall, and he was passionate ab ..."
Reg Butler Towards a New World by MargaretGarlake Published 2023 ISBN-13: 978-0-89797-428-8, ISBN: 0-89797-428-X
"In the post-war period, Reg Butler (1913-81) was one of the best known sculptors in the world. His Venice Biennale showing (1952) was followed in 1953 by his victory in the international competition for a 'Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner': defeating Alexander Calder, Naum Gabo and Barbara Hepworth, among other established artists. The monument was never built, but the competition established Butler's reputation internationall ..."
Beaconsfield Chronic Epoch by MargaretGarlake, Julian Stallabrass Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2015 by Black Dog Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-908966-57-5, ISBN: 1-908966-57-2
"The first major book on Beaconsfield's history, this exciting publication is both the record of an artists' organisation, and that of an expansive curatorial journey within the art world taken by two artists trained as painters. From the first organisational forays within the creative partnership of David Crawforth and Naomi Siderfin culminating in the Nosepaint event of May 1991, this book then follows their journey from Nosepaint to t ..."
"Accompanying a major exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this catalogue explores a remarkable and unprecedented series of paintings by Peter Lanyon (1918-1964), one of Britain's most important and original post-War artists. Lanyon sought to create a new vision of landscape painting for the modern era. He considered himself to be extending the landscape traditions of earlier artists, in particular Turner, whom he admired greatly. Lanyo ..."
"Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) is widely considered to be one of the most important artists to have emerged from Britain in the last hundred years. The son of painters, he did not dedicate himself seriously to art until his mid twenties, when he began painting still-lives and landscapes. In 1921 he first saw Cubist paintings and began producing his own cubist-influenced works. In the late 1920s, on a visit to St Ives in Cornwall, he discover ..."
"First published to accompany a group exhibition at Piano Nobile, Aspects of Post-War Abstraction 1952-2002, this fully colour illustrated catalogue showcases seminal works of abstract art produced in Britain over the course of five decades. The publication features the work of internationally renowned artists including Terry Frost, William Scott, William Turnbull, Joe Tilson, William Crozier, Jack Smith, John Golding, William Pye, Antho ..."
"This title was first published in 2003. Peter Lanyon stood at the forefront of landscape painting in Europe during the late 1950s and early 60s. A prominent St Ives artist, he was associated with Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo; his work also has affinities with abstract expressionism. Lanyon's career started just as the study of drawing was being liberated from 19th-century academic constrictions. His many drawings range ..."
Henry Moore and the Geometry of Fear Robert Adams, Kenneth Armitage, Reg Butler ,Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Bernard Meadows, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull by James Hyman, MargaretGarlake Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2002 by James Hyman Fine Art Import ISBN-13: 978-0-9540606-1-9, ISBN: 0-9540606-1-X
"This book is published to coincide with the exhibition Henry Moore and the Geometry of Fear at James Hyman Fine Art. 19 November 2002 - 18 January 2003."
"The Sculpture Journal features articles by leading international scholars on European sculpture from the sixteenth century to the present, including reviews of newly published books and current exhibitions."
Artists and Patrons in Post-War Britain Essays by Postgraduate Students at the Courtauld Institute of Art (Courtauld Research Papers, No. 2) (Courtauld Research Papers, No. 2) by MargaretGarlake Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2001 by Ashgate ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-0045-9, ISBN: 0-7546-0045-9
Artists and Patrons in Post-War Britain(1st Edition) Essays by postgraduate students at the Courtauld Institute of Art (Routledge Revivals) by Courtauld Institute Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-72020-6, ISBN: 1-138-72020-8