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The Invention of British Art – Bendor Grosvenor

You might know Bendor Grosvenor as the erudite and amusing sidekick to Philip Mould on Fake or Fortune – the person putting in the hard work on the ground rather than appearing on endless trips to Paris or further afield! He has discovered important paintings by prominent artists including Rubens, Van Dyck and Titian.

Basically . . . he knows his stuff and is charming with it.

In this book he embarks on a journey of dicovery through an incredible array of artworks from 10,000 BCE to the nineteenth century, revealing how the art from these isles was creates, what made it distinctive and why it took so long to emerge. From folk art to the role of female artists, the book embraces previously overlooked participants in the story of British art and explores the cultural, political and economic factors that helped to shape it.

Hardback. 400 pages.

19.6cm x 25.3cm x 3.4cm

2710KLA2