Lives of the Great Modern Artists

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A compelling collection of some of the most engaging life stories of our time

In the era of celebrity culture, we are more fascinated than ever by the lives of our leading artists. Creative personalities are always intriguing, and to learn something new about the greatest artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries whether they be eccentric or sober, outspoken or reclusive is compelling.

Presented here are some of the most engaging life stories of our time, eventful, intimate and poignant. Lively short biographies, clearly grouped according to style and era, are illustrated with important works, self-portraits and photographs.

Lucie-Smith vividly evokes the lives of these great personalities, from Picasso and Duchamp to Joseph Beuys and Louise Bourgeois, guiding the reader through the maze of different styles and movements with authority and verve. New entries on rising stars such as Marlene Dumas, Shirin Neshat and Zhang Xiaogang bring the coverage up to the present day.
Edition type: Revised Edition
Extent: 368 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 290
Publication date: 2009-08-03
Size: 27.9 x 20.2 cm
ISBN: 9780500281918

Press Reviews

A fascinating collection of some of the saddest, strangest and most intriguing life stories of our time
Observer

Well-chosen illustrations complement Lucie-Smith’s authoritative text
Daily Telegraph



About the Author

Edward Lucie-Smith is a well-known poet, biographer and writer on the visual arts. He has written more than sixty books about art, including Latin American Art of the 20th Century, American Realism and Sexuality in Western Art, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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