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Seeing Each Other

Portraits of Artists
Brief Description
Considering mutual emulation, rivalries, and homages to artists of the past, this publication includes insightful new essays from leading art historians and curators alongside conversations with contemporary artists to review 125 years of British portraiture and explore the intersection between friendships, inspiration and selfhood. Seeing Each... Read More
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Shining new light on famous relationships and bringing to the fore hidden stories and lesser-known artists working in Britain in the 20th and 21st centuries, this richly illustrated book considers how close bonds and intimate relationships have become catalysts for creativity.

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Considering mutual emulation, rivalries, and homages to artists of the past, this publication includes insightful new essays from leading art historians and curators alongside conversations with contemporary artists to review 125 years of British portraiture and explore the intersection between friendships, inspiration and selfhood.

Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists showcases portraiture by major British artists including Michael Andrews, Patrick Caulfield, Lucian Freud, Maggi Hambling, Nina Hamnett, Barbara Hepworth, Lubaina Himid, David Hockney, Chantal Joffe, Augustus John, Mary McCartney, Ishbel Myerscough, Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Celia Paul, Walter Sickert, Christopher Wood and many more.

Distributed for Pallant House Gallery

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781869827656

Publisher: Pallant House Gallery Trust

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pallant House Gallery

Illustration: 140 color & b+w illus

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Susanna Brown
  • Contributions by Rebecca Birrell
  • Contributions by Sacha Llewellyn
  • Edited by Melanie Vandenbrouck
  • Edited by Miriam O'Connor
  • Contributions by Gregor Muir

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Melanie Vandenbrouck is the Chief Curator at Pallant House Gallery. She was formerly Curator, Sculpture 1900-Now at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Miriam O'Connor Perks is Assistant Curator at Pallant House Gallery. She has contributed to the following publications: The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain (2024), John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey (2023) and Sussex Landscape: Chalk, Wood and Water (2022).

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