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Reference Library 13,178
Rare Books and Manuscripts 820

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Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 43
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 25
Bush, Tracey 24
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 23
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 21
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 21
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 21
Hockney, David, born 1937 21
Morpeth, Sarah 20
Dilnot, John 19
Yale Center for British Art 19
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 17
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 16
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 16
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 14
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 14
Mowl, Tim 14
Roach, Joseph R., 1947– 14
Bryant, Julius 13
Cradock-Watson, Jane 13
Richard Green (Gallery : London, England) 13
Blake, William, 1757–1827 12

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Accessible in the Reference Library 13,178
Accessible in the Study Room 820

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 13,983

Image Available

unavailable 13,983

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 190

Classification

Books 13,522
Videos 183
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 84
Periodicals 82
Prints 20
Articles & Chapters 14
Dissertations & Theses 11
Maps & Atlas (printed) 11
Postcards 9
Computer Files 6
Archives & Manuscripts 5
Drawings & Watercolors 3
Nonmusical Sound Recordings 3
Photographs 3
Musical Sound Recordings 2
Kits 1
Music (printed) 1
Paintings 1
Visual Materials 1

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Period

21st century 13,983

20th century 167
19th century 20
18th century 5

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collage 1
collage (technique) 1
glass 1
paper 1
watercolor (paint) 1
wove paper 1

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exhibition catalog 754
history 442
artists' book 385
auction catalog 237
catalog 171
criticism, interpretation, etc 168
accordion fold format (binding) 116
biographie 96
exhibition catalogue 92
biography 74
cut-paper work 72
pictorial work 66
art 42
guidebook 39
interview 36
illustrated work 35
wood engraving 29
catalogues d'exposition 27
ephemera 27
periodical 24
botanical illustration 22
catalogues raisonné 21
livres d'artiste 21
map 21
postcard 21
screen print 21
conference papers and proceeding 20
pop-up book 18
portrait 18
prospectuse 18

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Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 628
Rare books -- Catalogs. 406
Great Britain. 388
Art, British -- Catalogs. 375
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 355
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 305
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 301
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 285
Furniture -- Catalogs. 276
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 223
Auction catalogs. 204
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 181
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
England. 152
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 147
Women in natural history. 142
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 121
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 116
Maps -- Catalogs. 99
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Photography, Artistic. 90
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 84
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 84
England -- London. 80
Art, British. 79
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71

Subject Period

20th century 1,927
19th century 1,032
18th century 524
21st century 324
17th century 177
16th century 124
15th century 12
17th-18th centuries 7
Geschichte 4
11th century 2
14th century 1
15th and 16th centuries 1
20th centuy 1
21th century 1
England 1
Great Britain 1
India 1
London 1
New York (State) 1
Republic, 265-30 B.C 1
South America 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,106
England 1,223
London 244
United States 167
London (England) 163
Scotland 153
Ireland 146
Europe 143
Australia 92
India 83
England London 82
Canada 49
Italy 43
Wales 39
France 35
Middle East 31
Edinburgh 28
Connecticut 26
New York (State) 26
New Haven 25
New York 21
Germany 17
Jamaica 17
Bristol 16
Venice (Italy) 16
Groebritannien 15
Thames River (England) 15
Yorkshire 15
Axminster 13
Brighton 13

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 118
Blake, William, 1757–1827 65
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 64
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 61
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 52
Constable, John, 1776–1837 50
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 43
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 43
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 43
Hockney, David, born 1937 42
Morris, William, 1834–1896 42
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 39
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 37
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 37
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 35
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 35
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 35
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 34
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 33
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 24
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 23
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 23
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 23
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 22
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 21
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 21
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 20
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 19
Scully, Sean, 1945– 19
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 18

Exhibition History

"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 27
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 7
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 2
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016) 2

Credit Line

22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960448240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 3
22652020100008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 2
22653420300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Folio Society 2
22826422130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22895859820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22976297410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 2
22608864390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608878630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608884160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22609014160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609530140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609553280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609920880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610445930008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610675780008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611492210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611781280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611801000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611841830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974 1
22612217200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612227190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612256830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612278540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612521970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612555760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613298280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Beth Miller 1
22613809730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613862790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613867110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1

Language

English 13,983

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Wilson, Richard

Creating paradise

c2000
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

The Kendal sketchbook 1763-71
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough

2001
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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

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727-1788)

[2015]
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

An exceptional sporting painting

2015
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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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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

2012
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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

c2001
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2020
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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
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2016
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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

Tours of Durham and Richmondshire

c2006
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

The 'Wilson' sketchbook

2020
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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

J.M.W. Turner

2007
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's modern world

2020
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]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (James Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

[2000?]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2018
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Venice

2014
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Poems of Thomas Gray

[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

William Blake in Sussex

2018
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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

William Blake

[2014]
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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's Divine comedy illustrations

2008
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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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Hearld, Mark

[Strawberry plant]

[2009]
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The directory of music foundations

2009-
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Charles Holme

Early English Portrait Miniatures in the collection of the Duke of Buggleugh
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Collections, content, and the Web

[2000]
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Kalman, Andras

LS Lowry

2003

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