Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-90

<p>Originally published in 1998 <em>The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking</em> <em>1900-1990</em> has been designed for people who enjoy study and buy British art. The only portable dictionary-style guide to the life and work of modern British painters and printmakers the book provides information on some 2000 artists as well as entries on schools of art on museums galleries and collections on societies and groups and critics and patrons who have influenced the development of modern art in Britain.</p><p>Compiled by scholars the entries are cross-referenced and each concise biographical outline provides the relevant facts about the artist's life a brief characterisation of the artist's work and major bibliographic references. Wherever possible one or two suggestions for further reading are cited.</p>