A History of Pictures
From the Cave to the Computer Screen
by David Hockney, Martin Gayford
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appears in Art History.
A picture, says David Hockney, is the only way that we can communicate what we see. Here, in a collaboration with art critic Martin Gayford, he explores the many ways that artists have pictured the world, sharing sparkling insights and ideas that will delight every art lover and art maker. Readers who thrilled to Hockney?s Secret Knowledge know tha...
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