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Reference Library 13,340
Rare Books and Manuscripts 16

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Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 46
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 28
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 21
Hockney, David, born 1937 21
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 20
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 18
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Yale Center for British Art 17
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 16
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 15
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 15
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 15
Mowl, Tim 14
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 13
Bryant, Julius 13
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 13
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 13
Blake, William, 1757–1827 12
Richard Green (Gallery : London, England) 12
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) 12
Deacon, Richard, 1949– 11
Scully, Sean, 1945– 11
Dean, Tacita, 1965– 10
Doig, Peter, 1959– 10
Hoyland, John, 1934–2011 10

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Accessible in the Reference Library 13,340
Accessible in the Study Room 16

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 13,340

Image Available

unavailable 13,340

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 176

Classification

Books 13,340

Collective Title

Period

21st century 13,340

20th century 113
19th century 19
18th century 4

Materials & Techniques

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Work Type

exhibition catalog 742
history 439
auction catalog 239
criticism, interpretation, etc 173
catalog 161
biographie 93
exhibition catalogue 91
biography 71
pictorial work 65
art 41
guidebook 39
interview 38
illustrated work 31
catalogues d'exposition 29
catalogues raisonné 21
conference papers and proceeding 20
portrait 18
exhibition, pictorial work 12
handbooks and manual 12
price list 12
ausstellung 8
case studie 8
dictionarie 8
notebooks, sketchbooks, etc 8
source 8
bibliography 7
catalogs (documents) 7
early work 7
personal correspondence 7
photobook 7

Genre

Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 638
Rare books -- Catalogs. 462
Art, British -- Catalogs. 375
Great Britain. 375
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 353
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 309
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 284
Furniture -- Catalogs. 282
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 224
Auction catalogs. 207
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 180
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 157
England. 150
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 117
Maps -- Catalogs. 110
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 85
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 85
Art, British. 79
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Photography, Artistic. 76
England -- London. 75
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71
Art, British -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. 69
Painting, Modern -- Catalogs. 68

Subject Period

20th century 1,915
19th century 1,047
18th century 534
21st century 293
17th century 191
16th century 118
15th century 11
17th-18th centuries 6
Geschichte 3
11th century 2
14th century 1
15th and 16th centuries 1
20th centuy 1
England 1
Great Britain 1
India 1
London 1
New York (State) 1
South America 1
Spain 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 1,810
England 1,165
London 219
Europe 163
United States 149
Ireland 138
Scotland 137
London (England) 133
Australia 92
India 83
England London 77
Canada 48
Italy 44
France 42
Wales 40
Middle East 30
New York (State) 24
Germany 22
Connecticut 21
New Haven 21
New York 19
Edinburgh 16
Venice (Italy) 16
Groebritannien 15
California 12
Jamaica 12
Egypt 11
America 10
Caribbean Area 10
Netherlands 10

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 126
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 67
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 60
Blake, William, 1757–1827 59
Constable, John, 1776–1837 51
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 50
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 45
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 43
Hockney, David, born 1937 43
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 42
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 39
Morris, William, 1834–1896 37
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 36
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 36
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 36
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 35
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 30
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 26
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 25
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 24
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 24
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 24
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 23
Scully, Sean, 1945– 22
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 21
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 21
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 21
Nash, Paul, 1889–1946 19
Piper, John, 1903–1992 19

Exhibition History

Credit Line

22619545340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jessica Helfand, Yale BA 1982, MFA 1989 1
22633615320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist 1
22667650850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22681489460008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the author 1
22681603200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22681603220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22722767380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22731449190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D. 1
22773882670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jason Bacon, Yale BA 1956 1
22783628090008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson 1
22783645070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson 1
22859011880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the publisher 1
22894681760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of The Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation 1
22911349380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson 1
22959467040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22981297700008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Angus Trumble 1

Language

English 12,884
French 145
German 108
Italian 58
Spanish 34
Japanese 13
Dutch 12
Multiple languages 9
Chinese 7
Portuguese 6
Russian 5
Undetermined 4
Estonian 3
Swedish 3
Dakota 2
Hungarian 2
Polish 2
Welsh 2
Catalan 1
Croatian 1
Danish 1
Greek, Modern (1453- ) 1
Hebrew 1
Slovak 1

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Collection: Reference Library
Period: 21st century
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Wilson, Richard

Creating paradise

c2000
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802

2002
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

The Kendal sketchbook 1763-71
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727-1788)

[2015]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Gainsborough

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough

[2003]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough

2001
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2020
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, prints 1928-1968

[2007]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis,... [Read more]

[2013]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2002
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

c2001
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

An exceptional sporting painting

2015
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

2012
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2019
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2006
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's clouds

c2000
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable

[2015]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's skies

2004
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Edward Lear's nonsense birds

[2013]
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

The letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

2000
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Les écrits de Sir Joshua Reynolds

[2015]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner and the elements

c2011
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's modern world

2020
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Venice

2014
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2007
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

The 'Wilson' sketchbook

2020
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Turner, J. M. W. (James Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

[2000?]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

England's eye witness

[2017]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's secret sketches

2012
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner e l'Italia

[2008]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Tours of Durham and Richmondshire

c2006
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2016
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2018
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Conversations with Turner

2019
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's last sketchbook

[2024]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

2014
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2020]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake in Sussex

2018
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2014]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's Divine comedy illustrations

2008
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Genesis

c2012
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Seen in my visions

2009
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Libros proféticos

2013-
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The divine comedy, William Blake = William Blake, Die Göttliche Komödie =... [Read more]

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Selected poetry and prose

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's watercolour inventions in illustration of The... [Read more]

2009
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A harpy and his brothers

[2023]
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Mardell, Joshua,

An activist scholar

[2023]

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