Updated and expanded edition with 40 new entries of the Phaidon classic.

This book is an alphabetical guide to the greatest painters, photographers and sculptors from medieval times to the present day. Only here can you look face to face between Carraci and Cartier-Bresson, Duccio and Duchamp, Mondiran and Monet, Warhol and Watehouse. Each artist is represented by a colour reproduction of a distinctive work, with details of the image and its creator. The entries incorporate a comprehensive cross-referencing system and at the end there is a glossary of technical terms, art movements and an international directory of museums and galleries THE ABCs of Art is an unprecedented visual reference book that is a tribute to our rich culture and now includes artists such as Lorna Simpson, Bansky, Murakami and the Guerrilla Girls.

Publisher: Phaidon