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Reference Library 13,818
Rare Books and Manuscripts 864
Prints and Drawings 290
Paintings and Sculpture 2

Creator

Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Selkirk, Neil, born 1947 124
Jay, Bill, 1940–2009 81
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 46
Fraser, Peter, born 1953 46
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 28
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 25
Bush, Tracey 24
Hockney, David, born 1937 23
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 22
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 21
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 21
Morpeth, Sarah 20
Dilnot, John 19
Yale Center for British Art 19
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 18
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 18
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 18
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 17
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 16
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 16
Roach, Joseph R., 1947– 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Bryant, Julius 14
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 14

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Accessible in the Reference Library 13,818
Accessible in the Study Room 1,154
Not on view 2

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 14,958

Image Available

unavailable 14,958

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 186

Classification

Books 14,003
Photographs 266
Videos 212
Computer Files 138
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 93
Periodicals 89
Prints 32
Drawings & Watercolors 25
Archives & Manuscripts 17
Articles & Chapters 15
Maps & Atlas (printed) 12
Dissertations & Theses 11
Postcards 9
Nonmusical Sound Recordings 3
Musical Sound Recordings 2
Paintings 2
Visual Materials 2
Kits 1
Music (printed) 1
Sculptures 1

Collective Title

Lobbyists 60
Snapshots 53
Nazraeli Monograph 42
Men Like Me 25
Jane Eyre Series 5
Ratcliffe Power Station 4
Between Visible and Invisible 3
Getting Ready for the Ball Triptych 3
The Painter's Pool 3
The Longue Durée 2
100 Years Ago Portfolio 1
High Summer 1
Jane Eyre, The Guardians 1
Portrait of A.D.(Tony) Nuttall 1
Twelve Short Walks 1

Period

21st century 14,958

20th century 183
19th century 24
18th century 5

Materials & Techniques

photographic paper 179
gelatin silver process 129
wove paper 110
ink jet printing 82
chromogenic processes 51
collage 29
mixed media 28
charcoal 10
drawings 6
watercolors 6
paper 5
color printing 4
dye coupler processes 4
lithography 4
toning (photography) 4
graphite 3
acrylic paint 2
watercolor (paint) 2
aluminum 1
aquatint 1
artist's proof 1
balsa wood 1
collage (technique) 1
daguerreotype 1
etching (printing process) 1
glass 1
linen (material) 1
oil paint 1
painting (technique) 1
photogravure 1

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exhibition catalog 794
history 444
artists' book 391
photograph 283
auction catalog 239
catalog 173
criticism, interpretation, etc 173
accordion fold format (binding) 116
biographie 95
digital print 91
exhibition catalogue 91
cut-paper work 77
biography 74
pictorial work 67
art 47
guidebook 39
interview 39
illustrated work 33
wood engraving 30
catalogues d'exposition 29
ephemera 28
periodical 24
map 23
botanical illustration 22
catalogues raisonné 21
livres d'artiste 21
postcard 21
screen print 21
conference papers and proceeding 20
drawing 20

Genre

portrait 184
abstract art 83
still life 40
architectural subject 28
genre subject 26
landscape 18
literary theme 5
cityscape 2
military art 2
figure study 1

Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 638
Rare books -- Catalogs. 463
Great Britain. 388
Art, British -- Catalogs. 375
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 355
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 314
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 312
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 285
Furniture -- Catalogs. 284
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 224
Auction catalogs. 207
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 182
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 157
England. 154
Women in natural history. 142
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 117
Maps -- Catalogs. 110
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Photography, Artistic. 94
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 85
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 85
Art, British. 80
England -- London. 80
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71

Subject Period

20th century 1,972
19th century 1,086
18th century 563
21st century 343
17th century 197
16th century 124
15th century 11
17th-18th centuries 7
Geschichte 3
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
Spain 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,177
England 1,270
London 248
London (England) 172
United States 170
Europe 165
Scotland 155
Ireland 149
Australia 95
India 89
England London 82
Canada 50
France 49
Italy 46
Wales 41
Middle East 32
Edinburgh 28
Germany 26
Connecticut 25
New York (State) 25
New Haven 24
New York 20
Venice (Italy) 18
Jamaica 17
Bristol 16
Thames River (England) 16
Yorkshire 16
Groebritannien 15
Axminster 13
Brighton 13

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 136
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 72
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 70
Blake, William, 1757–1827 70
Constable, John, 1776–1837 59
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 59
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 48
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 48
Morris, William, 1834–1896 46
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 45
Hockney, David, born 1937 44
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 42
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 42
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 41
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 40
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 39
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 38
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 37
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 34
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 31
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 27
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 26
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 25
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 24
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 23
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 23
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 23
Scully, Sean, 1945– 22
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 20
Hamilton, Richard, 1922–2011 20

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
Tony Foster : Watercolor Diaries, Cornwall to Colorado (Yale Center for British Art, May 30, 2019-August 25, 2019) 6
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 5
“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
20th Century Works on Paper - Recent Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-11-01 - 2002-03-31) 1
Art in Focus: The Provocation of Conditions (Yale Center for British Art, 2021-06-21 - 2021-08-23) 1
Deluge (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-12-18 - 2019-03-24) 1
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11) 1
George Shaw : A Corner of a Foreign Field (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-10-04 - 2018-12-30) 1
Ori Gersht (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-11-06 - 2007-12-21) 1
Ori Gersht , History Repeating (Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2012-08-28 - 2013-01-06) 1
Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14) 1

Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 261
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Brigitte Graneau 10
22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960448240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Priseman Seabrook Collection 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
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky 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
22611183140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 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

Language

English 14,049
French 149
German 113
Italian 59
Spanish 35
Japanese 15
Dutch 14
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
Vietnamese 1

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Wilson, Richard

Creating paradise

c2000
Image not yet available

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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

Thomas Gainsborough

[2003]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough

2001
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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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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, prints 1928-1968

[2007]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

c2001
Accessible in the Reference Library
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2020
Accessible in the Reference Library
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2002
Image not yet available

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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

An exceptional sporting painting

2015
Accessible in the Reference Library
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2019
Accessible in the Reference Library
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2006
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

2012
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable

[2015]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's clouds

c2000
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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]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Les écrits de Sir Joshua Reynolds

[2015]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

The letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

2000
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

c2000
Image not yet available

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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Genesis

c2012
Image not yet available

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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Seen in my visions

2009
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake in Sussex

2018
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

2014
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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

Poems of Thomas Gray

[2013]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

Libros proféticos

2013-
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's Divine comedy illustrations

2008
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2020]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2014]
Image not yet available

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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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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

Tours of Durham and Richmondshire

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

Turner e l'Italia

[2008]
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

Turner's secret sketches

2012
Accessible in the Reference Library
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

The 'Wilson' sketchbook

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

Turner and the elements

c2011
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
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Conversations with Turner

2019
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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
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John Kelly, born 1965

After Picasso (jug and saucer)

2000

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