Colour and Culture

Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction

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‘A book of extraordinary erudition and beauty’ Sunday Telegraph

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John Gage’s groundbreaking analysis of colour has been transforming our perceptions for more than three decades. Indispensable to anyone fascinated by art, psychology and history, this remarkable book considers every conceivable aspect of colour theory in Western culture.

From Roman symbolism to Bauhaus and beyond, this new edition, now featuring full colour illustrations throughout, will continue to serve as a pillar of visual arts scholarship.
Extent: 448 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Illustrations: 223
Publication date: 2024-10-24
Size: 26.4 x 20.6 cm
ISBN: 9780500027936

Press Reviews

Exemplary ... wonderfully lucid
Richard Wollheim, The Times Literary Supplement

The standard for years to come
Sir Ernst Gombrich, The Burlington Magazine

A book of extraordinary erudition and beauty
Sunday Telegraph

No one interested in painting can afford not to study it
London Review of Books

About the Author

John Gage was an acknowledged international authority on the history of art and colour, and wrote many books on the subject, including Colour and Meaning, Colour in Art and the award-winning Colour and Culture, all published by Thames & Hudson. He was Head of the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University from 1992 to 1995.

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