Critical theory by Andrew Graham-Dixon. "... Graham-Dixon argues decisively against the preconception that the British are not a visual people. Starting with a revelatory account of the almost unknown masterpieces of the Catholic Middle Ages, [Dixon] celebrates the beauty and the brilliance of Britain's artistic heritage - from Thomas Gainsborough to Damien Hirst, William Hogarth to David Hockney, John Constable to Henry Moore.
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Large-scale critical look at French painting from David to Cézanne. Text by Jean Leymarie, translated into English by James Emmons. Only some of the artists and other figures mentioned in the text include Jean Adhémar, August AIguier, Claude-François-Théodore Aligny, , Georges Anthony, Louis Aragon, Zacharie Astruc, Jules-Robert Auguste, Antoine Bail, Edouard Baille, Honoré de Balzac, Armand Barbès, Maurice Barrès, F.
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