{"title":"Virginia Button","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirginia Button’s works offer thoughtful explorations into the world of British art, with insightful studies on prominent figures such as Ben Nicholson and Lucian Freud. Readers will find a rich blend of cultural context and artistic analysis that brings the nuances of 20th-century British artists to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and accessible, Button’s books are well suited for those interested in the intersections of art, history, and cultural identity. Her writing provides a meaningful journey through the creative legacies that have shaped British arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"british-artists-lucian-freud-by-virginia-button-9781849763141","title":"British Artists: Lucian Freud","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucian Freud (1922 - 2011) was one of the most influential artists of his generation. Hailed as the 'greatest living realist painter', Freud's commitment to realism, and particularly to the human figure, was often controversial. Always creating debate, Freud consistently addressed questions of human existence and perception, testing, through a sustained practice of looking, the possibility of knowing and recording human individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brand new survey of the artist's life and work, Virginia Button introduces us to one of the twentieth century's most important artists. \u003cem\u003eBritish Artists: Lucian Freud\u003c\/em\u003e is organised in seven thematic chapters, covering the whole span of Freud's life and work:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Commitment to Looking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Commitment to Painting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Studio: Proximity and Reflective Distance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Naked Portrait\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Artist's Eye: Freud and the Old Masters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Time and Reality: Freud's Significance and Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340659015916,"sku":"9781849763141","price":42.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16273073482846.jpg?v=1772164056"},{"product_id":"british-artists-ben-nicholson-by-virginia-button-9781849762755","title":"British Artists: Ben Nicholson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the greatest British artists of the twentieth century, first coming to international prominence with his famous 'white reliefs' of the 1930s. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he played a significant role in the European avant-garde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a lifelong attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Central to the establishment of a modernist art community in St Ives, Nicholson's importance as a disseminator of international avant-garde ideas in Britain cannot be overstated. His career spanned more than 60 years and embraced carved reliefs, paintings, drawings, and prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Artists: Ben Nicholson\u003c\/em\u003e by Virginia Button is an engaging, fully illustrated survey that provides a detailed examination of Nicholson's life and work in St Ives, giving a thorough introduction as well as new insights into the evolving practice of this major artist over a period of six decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430191415532,"sku":"9781849762755","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849762755.jpg?v=1774559471"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/virginia-button.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}