Bookshelf

| browse books |
books
 

| book details |

Magic and Mess: The Artist’s Studio Revealed

By (author) James Hall, By (author) Anita Sganzerla, By (author) Esner Rachel, By (author) Isabelle Sagraves, By (author) Daniel Robbins, By (author) Hannah Lund

| on special |

normal price: R 1 301.95

Price: R 1 170.95


| book description |

Explores the theme of the artists’ studio, featuring previously unpublished works and essays Magic and Mess: The Artist’s Studio Revealed explores the myth and reality of the artists’ studio in Europe through the long nineteenth century. Featuring works from the unrivalled Katrin Bellinger Collection and Leighton House, this richly illustrated catalogue features both famous and little-known artists and includes essays by leading scholars. Through essays and catalogue entries, the book explores the role of the studio, as both a practical space for artmaking and a constant source of inspiration to artists and writers. Themes covered include the opulent and humble studio; the palette and pigment sets as symbols of the artist; the rise of the female model; the use of plaster casts, mannequins, prints, photographs and drawings; the contrast between the romantic fires of inspiration and the cold bohemian stove; innovations in window design and lighting; the emergence of the corner of the studio as a privileged zone, taking inspiration from Émile Zola’s cult of the corner, and from Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s In My Studio (1893), which belonged to Frederic Leighton and has recently been acquired by Leighton House.

| product details |



Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Published date | 24 Nov 2026
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 176
Dimensions | 275 x 225 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-9179-7616-9
Readership Age |
BISAC | art / individual artist
Expected |

| other options |



Normally shipped | Forthcoming. We are not accepting backorders for this item yet
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 1 725.95
Price | R 1 552.95 | on special |



| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans
Hardback
288 pages
was: R 450.95
now: R 405.95
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks


Broken Country: AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Clare Leslie Hall
Paperback / softback
320 pages


Enquiries only

An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt
Paperback / softback
384 pages
was: R 517.95
now: R 465.95
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days


Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman
Paperback / softback
480 pages
was: R 517.95
now: R 455.95
Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days