The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists

International, reliable and up-to-date, this extensively illustrated and copiously cross-referenced dictionary provides concise information on over 2500 artists, paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, schools and movements, including essential information on contemporary art and artists that is not available elsewhere. With entries on techniques, materials, terms, and writers who have influenced artists, the wealth of information makes this volume an indispensable source book for anyone with an interest in the arts. “Plucky and ambitious… an instantly accessible compendium of the salient facts and dates of the lives of artists and of brief definitions of unfamiliar styles and movements encountered in reading or gallery visiting’ (The Times Literary Supplement) ‘Excellent value… a useful pocket- book for instant reference’ (Art Line)