Heath Robinson (1872–1944) is fondly regarded for his mischievous, gently comic illustrations that have been enjoyed for generations. For the first time the advertising work of this incredibly versatile artist takes centre stage in Heath Robinson’s Commercial Art: A Compendium of his Advertising Work by Geoffrey Beare. For a diverse range of clients, Robinson’s inventiveness, […]

A major exhibition marking the centenary of the birth of British artist John Minton (1917–1957) has opened at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Here the exhibition’s co-curator and author of the definitive biography of John Minton, Frances Spalding, introduces the artist’s extraordinary life and work. In the course of John Minton’s short career, he was frequently […]

We are thrilled to be publishing Frederick Walker and the Idyllists by Donato Esposito, the first book in over a century to explore the work of watercolour artist and illustrator Frederick Walker (1840–1875), described by Sir John Everett Millais as “the greatest artist of the century”, as well as that of his closest artistic allies. Donato Esposito focuses […]