Books written by Julian Beecroft

Salvador Dalí

This wonderfully enlightening little book is a fascinating foray into the life and works of a man whose ability to reveal the gap between reality and illusion proved to be a huge influence on many artists, as well as popular culture in ...
Claude Monet: Waterlilies and the Garden of Giverny

He said, ‘It took me some time to understand my water lilies. I planted them for pleasure.’ and so he began to work on what is probably the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen.
Claude Monet, Waterlilies and Giverny

He said, ‘It took me some time to understand my water lilies. I planted them for pleasure.’ and so he began to work on what is probably the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen.
Claude Monet: Waterlilies and the Garden of Giverny

Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen.
William Morris

The popularity and influence of William Morris cannot be underestimated – a man of many talents, he was a poet, writer, social campaigner, artist, designer and, with his Kelmscott Press, a fine book printer and publisher.
Lost Cities: Beauty in Desolation

But there are modern places too, towns built by corrupt local officials that were never occupied, amusement parks closed due to terrible tragedy, settlements sinking ineluctably into the mud, cities destroyed by radiation, these are the ...
Paul Cézanne Masterpieces of Art

This gorgeous book introduces the reader to Cézanne through an accessible discussion of the artist in context, his life, work and legacy, followed by a curated selection of full-page reproductions of his most representative and impressive ...
Salvador Dalí: Master of Modern Art

This wonderful, heavily-illustrated book is a fascinating foray into the life and works of a man whose ability to reveal the gap between reality and illusion proved to be of huge influence to many artists, as well as popular culture in ...
Frida Kahlo Masterpieces of Art

The new book features the range and power of her heavily autobiographical work, from the early, disturbing explorations of personal suffering to the more dulled, painkiller-drenched paintings of her later life.