YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS:  Richard Parkes Bonington: The Complete Paintings by Patrick Noon. 472 pp.; 10 x 13 ¼; 440 Illus., 380 in Color; Appendices; Chronology; Abbreviated References; Additional Bibliography; Index. $125.00 Hardcover. The stunning result of twenty-five years of study and research,   Richard Parkes Bonington: The Complete Paintings is the first catalogue raisonné of this artist’s (over 400) artworks confirmed to be from his hand. Exhaustively researched and annotated, this fully-illustrated, oversize volume will undoubtedly stand as the definitive text on Bonington for years to come. Impressive. *****  
Federico Barocci: Allure and Devotion in Late Renaissance Painting by Stuart Lingo. 294 pp.; 10 1/8 x 11 ¾; 200 Illus., 100 in Color; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. $75.00 Hardcover. Studiously researched and comprehensively covered,  Allure and Devotion in Late Renaissance Painting reclaims the stature and influence of Federico Barocci, 16^th-century, late-Renaissance painter. Handsomely produced and lavishly illustrated. *****
Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision (Eds.) Katharine Lochnan and Carol Jacobi. 224 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; 200 Illus., 100 in Color; Bibliography; List of Plates; List of Illustrations. $75.00 Hardcover. Published in conjunction with a series of exhibitions (Manchester City, Manchester; Ontario, Toronto and, in the U.S., at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts — Jun 13—Sep 6, ’09), Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision, a beautifully-bound work of art in itself, presents a comprehensive overview of the life and work of one of the founders of the “Pre-Raphaelite” movement. A gorgeous addition to any art library. *****
Raphael to Renoir: Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna (Eds.) Stijn Alsteens, et al. 324 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; 298 Illus., 143 in Color; Bibliography; Index. $60.00 Hardcover. The accompanying catalogue to an exhibition presently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (thru Apr 26), Raphael to Renoir presents some 120 drawings that range over 500 years of art history. Excellent reproductions. (See Art Review this issue). *****

CHRONICLE BOOKS: Underground Together: The Life and Art of Harvey Dinnerstein by Gabriel Weisberg, et al. 208 pp.; 9 ¼ x 12 ¼; 200 Color Illus.; Appendices. $50.00 Hardcover. The first retrospective overview of the artist’s life and work, Underground Together handsomely makes up for lost time. Excellent reproductions of Dinnerstein’s impressive work. *****

 

FURTHER BOOKS RECEIVED:

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: John Talman: An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur (Ed.) Cinzia Maria Sicca. 330 pp.; 7 3/8 x 10 ¼; 112 Illus., 75 in Color; Chronology; Notes; Index. $75.00 Hardcover.  Merchants, Princes and Painters: Silk Fabrics in Italian and Northern Paintings, 1300-1550 by Lisa Monnas. 408 pp.; 10 1/8 x 11 7/8; 250 Illus., 150 in Color; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $75.00 Hardcover.  Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. 320 pp.; 9 x 11 ¼; 200 Illus., 120 in Color; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. Unseemly Pictures: Graphic Satire and Politics in Early Modern England by Helen Pierce. 224 pp.; 7 ¾ x 10 ¼; 100 B/W Illus., Notes; Bibliography; Index. $60.00 Hardcover. Pierre Bonnard: The Late Still Lifes and Interiors (Ed.) Dita Amory. 208 pp.; 9 x 12; 146 Illus., 125 in Color; Selected Chronology; Bibliography; Index. $50.00 Hardcover. Picasso and the Allure of Language by Susan Greenberg Fisher, et al. 272 pp.; 7 ¾ x 10; 211 Illus., 155 in Color; Exhibition Checklist; Index. $40.00 Softcover. Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500 by Barbara Drake Boehm. 64 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; 79 Illus., 76 in Color; Map; Notes; Bibliography. $19.95 Softcover. Duccio and the Origins of Western Painting by Keith Christiansen. 62 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; 55 Illus., 52 in Color; Bibliographic Notes. $19.95 Softcover. Tea Culture of Japan by Sadako Ohki. 112 pp.; 8 ½ x 10 ¾; 174 Color Illus.; Exhibition Checklist; Map; Glossary; Further Reading. $19.95 Softcover.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: Literati Modern: Bunjinga from Late Edo to Twentieth-Century Japan by Paul Berry and Michiyo Morioka. 368 pp.; 9 x 12; 584 Illus., 209 in Color; Appendices; Selected Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collection at Columbia University by Leopold Swergold, et al. 126 pp.; 11 ½ x 14 ½; 108 Illus., 71 in Color; Map; Glossary; Appendices; Selected Bibliography. $45.00 Hardcover.

PRESTEL: Avenue Patrice Lumumba by Guy Tillim. 192 pp.; 9 ½ x 13 ½; 80 Color Illus. $65.00 Hardcover. The Unknown Hundertwasser by Joram Harel (text in German and English). 300 pp.; 9 ¾ x 11 ½; 300 Color Illus.; List of Exhibited Works. $49.95 Hardcover. Ultima Thule: A Journey to Spitsbergen Photographs by Simone Sassen; Text by Cees Nooteboom. 128 pp.; 8 1/8 x 8 7/8; 60 Color Plates; Map. $48.95 Hardcover. Joseph Beuys: Coyote by Caroline Tisdall. 160 pp.; 10 3/8 x 7 ¼; 97 Duotone Plates. $45.00 Hardcover. The Ultimate Trophy: How the Impressionist Painting Conquered the World by Philip Hook. 224 pp.; 6 ½ x 9 ¼; 32 Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography; Index. $29.95 Hardcover.

THE OVERLOOK PRESS: Milton Glaser: Drawing is Thinking by Milton Glaser. 223 pp.; 7 ¾ x 10; B/W & Color Illus.; Notes on Drawings. $45.00 Hardcover.

WATSON-GUPTILL: Classic Anatomy: The Artist’s Guide to Form, Function, and Movement by Valerie L. Winslow. 303 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; Over 800B/W & Color Illus.; Anatomical Terminology Reference Guide; Glossary; Suggested Reading; Index. $40.00 Hardcover.

BARRON’S: Drawing Academy by Gabriel Martin, et al. 384 pp.; 9 5/8 x 10 7/8; B/W & Color Illus.; Glossary. $39.99 Hardcover. Drawing by Josep Asunción and Gemma Guasch. 144 pp.; 8 3/8 x 11; B/W & Color Illus.; Glossary. $26.99 Hardcover.

POMEGRANATE: Timothy J. Clark by Jean Stern and Lisa Farrington. 144 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; B/W & Color Illus.; List of Paintings; Index. $39.95 Hardcover. (See Critique this Issue).

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS: The Arts of China: Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded by Michael Sullivan. 352 pp.; 8 ¼ x 10; 415 Illus., 230 in Color; 14 Maps; Notes; Books for Reference and Further Reading; List of Maps and Illustrations; Index. $39.95 Softcover.

F&W MEDIA, INC.: Mail me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers by Darren Di Lieto. 224 pp.; 10 7/8 x 8 ¼; 200 Dolor Illus.; Index of Contributors. $30.00 Softcover.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESS: Paint Made Flesh (Ed.) Mark W. Scala. 160 pp.; 9 ½ x 11; 75 Illus., 43 in Color; Notes; Index. $29.95 Softcover.

ARTPRESS PUBLISHING: Artists’ Guidebook: To a New Creative Life: Produce, Exhibit and Sell Artwork by Alice Harrison and Susan G. Hammond. 91 pp.; 6 ½  x 9 ½; Appendices. $21.95 Hardcover.

FIVE METER LEAN PUBLISHING: A Brief History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa by Piero Pierotti (Translated by Gary Feuerstein). 121 pp.; 6 x 9; B/W & Color Illus.; Index. $17.95 Softcover.

THE FRICK COLLECTION: Masterpieces of European Painting from the Norton Simon Museum by Margaret Iocono. 69 pp.; 8 ½ x 11 ½; Color Illus.; Notes. $16.95 Softcover.

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