Colour by National Gallery

About Colour

Part of a new series of small, exquisite hardbacks from London's National Gallery.The story of colour is the story of art's history. From dazzling gold to deep cobalt blue, colour is central to how art appeals to our senses, emotions and imagination. This book tells the vibrant story of the development of colour through paintings by artists including Leonardo, Michelangelo, Vermeer, Monet and Van Gogh. Over 60 artworks are illustrated alongside striking and unexpected details, encouraging the reader to look closely. Learn about historic colour 'recipes', poisonous paints laced with arsenic and the invention of the paint tube which allowed Impressionist artists to work outdoors. AuthorFrancesca Herrick is an art historian and educator. She has led workshops at the Courtauld Gallery for almost two decades. In these, she explores the story of colour and demonstrates how historic paints were made. Francesca's research interests also include the rich history of interior design, which she teaches at Chelsea College of Arts and West Dean College.

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The National Gallery Shop does deliver to Serbia.

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The National Gallery Shop brings the world's great paintings into everyday life through a beautifully curated range of art-inspired products, all connected to the collection housed in one of the world's finest art museums on Trafalgar Square in London. For art lovers around the world who can't make it to London in person, the online shop offers a way to own a piece of the collection's legacy. The range includes high-quality art prints and posters of paintings from the National Gallery collection — Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Vermeer's Young Woman Standing at a Virginal, Seurat's Bathers at Asnières — available framed or unframed in a range of sizes. Beyond prints, the shop stocks exhibition catalogues and art books, stationery and notebooks featuring famous works, scarves and accessories inspired by the collection, mugs and tote bags, jewellery, and a wide range of gifts suitable for art lovers of all ages. The children's range is particularly charming. The shop ships internationally and is an excellent source for thoughtful, culturally meaningful gifts that are genuinely connected to one of the world's great art institutions.