Andrew Lambirth

The big picture: two books on artists and their lives

Essays by Michael Peppiatt on the artists who quicken his heart, and encounters between Richard Cork and his favourites, including Jasper Johns, Henry Moore and Gilbert & George

‘Dining Room in the Country’, 191, by Pierre Bonnard. [Alamy] 
issue 23 September 2023
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  • Artists’ Lives

    Michael Peppiatt

    Thames & Hudson, pp. 304, £25

  • Encounters with Artists

    Richard Cork, with Cornelia Parker

    Thames & Hudson, pp. 279, £30

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