MERRELL SPRING 2020 Contents New Titles SPRING 2020 3–6 Published Titles ARCHITECTURE 8 ART 9 DESIGN 11 FASHION 12 GARDENS 13 GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION 14 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 15 PHOTOGRAPHY 15 COLLECTOR’S EDITION 16 INDEX 17 CONTACTS 19 FRONT COVER Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), White Sea Horse (detail), 1942, oil on Masonite, Vilcek Collection, New York, 2013.05.01; © The Vilcek Foundation (see Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts, p. 3) PAGE 7 A vibrantly painted wall in the sitting room of Tricia Guild’s London home; photograph copyright © James Merrell (see Tricia Guild: In my View, p. 12) Please note that all prices, publication dates and specifications listed in this catalogue are subject to alteration without notice. NEW TITLES £45.00 UK $70.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4667-2 216 pages 29 x 25 cm (9¾ x 11½ in) 200 illustrations April 2020 Rights available Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts Rick Kinsel, William Low and Emily Schuchardt Navratil Marsden Hartley (1877–1943) was proud to call himself an American artist, but he dreamed of travel to Europe, believing that he would learn more there than in his home state of Maine or even in New York. His rise to prominence as a specifically American modernist was based largely on the visual influences that he encountered in 1912–15 in the vibrant cities of Paris, Berlin and Munich, which he then synthesized through a New England perspective. Solitary by nature, Hartley never lost his wanderlust, and throughout his life found inspiration in many other landscapes and cultures, including in southern France, Italy, Bermuda, New Mexico, Mexico and Canada. Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts offers a fresh appraisal of this pioneering modernist, whose work continues to be celebrated for its spirituality and experimentation. Rick Kinsel’s introduction provides an overview of the manifold ways in which Hartley’s peripatetic life shaped his artistic vision. Essays by William Low, Emily Schuchardt Navratil and Kinsel explore works and artefacts in the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection of Bates College Museum of Art in Maine; Hartley’s love of the circus, a recurrent theme that reflected his desire for escape; and the painting Schiff, created in Berlin in 1915 with imagery from both Native American material culture and German folk art. The catalogue section, by Navratil, features over 100 paintings, drawings, photographs and postcards, arranged into six country- or state-themed chapters, with a concluding chapter on Hartley’s possessions, which – because he had no permanent home of his own – held extraordinary significance for him. • An authoritative study of Marsden Hartley’s lifelong passion for travel and its importance for the development of American modernism • With 200 illustrations of Hartley’s works and personal possessions, including full reproductions of a photograph album and a typescript •Accompanies an exhibition opening at the Vilcek Foundation, New York, in spring 2020, then travelling RICK KINSEL is President of the Vilcek Foundation, New York, where he oversees the curation, stewardship and exhibition of the foundation’s art collections. WILLIAM LOW is Curator at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine. EMILY SCHUCHARDT NAVRATIL is Curator at the Vilcek Foundation. Published in association with the Vilcek Foundation, New York merrellpublishers.com 3 NEW TITLES £40.00 UK $70.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4682-5 304 pages 25.6 x 21.2 cm (8¼ x 10 in) 180 illustrations April 2020 UK May 2020 North America Rights available American Art Collecting and Connoisseurship General Editor: Stephen M. Sessler Foreword by Elizabeth Broun, PhD For the serious collector and connoisseur of American art of the 19th and 20th centuries, this illuminating series of essays will be invaluable. Twenty-eight chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in their field, offer thought-provoking examinations of a wide variety of topics. The book is divided into three sections. Part I, ‘The Historical Overview’, explores subjects ranging from the Hudson River School to the art of the American West, American artists in Europe, American Impressionism, modernism, African American art, and the major artists John Sloan, Everett Shinn, Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning and Guy Pène du Bois. Part II deals with ‘Connoisseurship and the Collector’, and covers such topics as developing an instinct for quality; dealing in fine art; conservation; choosing wisely in making a collection; researching paintings you may be considering acquiring; the role of qualified art advisers; the anatomy of an auction; and legal issues when buying and selling art. Featured in these discussions are prominent collectors who have contributed so greatly to the American art scene over many years. Part III is devoted to ‘Current Themes in the Art Market’. Here the authors consider, among other subject matter, ways of connecting historical American art and the modern world; why galleries matter; and shifting tastes in American art. • Provides a unique insider’s view of art collecting, buying and selling, valuation, conservation and legal issues • Written by acknowledged experts, including curators and gallery owners, covering a wide range of topics on historical American art • An essential guide for the novice and the experienced collector alike STEPHEN M. SESSLER is the founder and President of Atlanta Art Forum, an organization dedicated to education in the fields of collecting and the connoisseurship of historical American art. With his wife, Linda, he has been an active collector of such art for many years. ELIZABETH BROUN, PhD, is Director Emerita of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. She is currently on the board of directors of the Henry Luce Foundation and the Olana Partnership, and serves as Visual Art Adviser to the Kennedy Center for its expansion project, The Reach. merrellpublishers.com 4 NEW TITLES £45.00 UK $70.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4681-8 256 pages 29 x 25 cm (9¾ x 11½ in) 180 colour illustrations, 1 map May 2020 Rights available, except French Château La Coste Art and Architecture in Provence Robert Ivy and Alistair Hicks Photography by Alan Karchmer Forewords by Tadao Ando, JR and Ai Weiwei Château La Coste, near Aix-en-Provence, is a unique property that features sculptural artworks by leading contemporary artists alongside works by some of the world’s best-known architects, all within the grounds of a working organic vineyard. Since 2002 the estate, which occupies an ancient site, has been transformed into a remarkable plein-air museum, and the number of installations – most created in situ, especially for this location – grows every year. In this stunning new book, Robert Ivy and Alistair Hicks explore each artwork and structure in depth. Their insightful commentaries are accompanied by specially commissioned images by the acclaimed architectural photographer Alan Karchmer. Following an introduction that details the creation of the property by its owner, Patrick McKillen, the book takes the form of a walk through the domain, so that the reader is able to experience Château La Coste as a visitor would, from Tadao Ando’s minimalist concrete gate – an emphatic statement of modernity in the landscape – to Jean-Michel Wilmotte’s repurposed exhibition space, the Old Winestore Gallery. Throughout the pages, the reader is transported to idyllic Provence, to this enthralling, varied collection of art and architecture. • The first in-depth survey of the art and architecture at Château La Coste, a unique destination with site-specific installations • Includes works by such distinguished artists and architects as Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Frank Gehry, Kengo Kuma, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Sean Scully and Richard Serra • With forewords by Tadao Ando, JR and Ai Weiwei, who have all either created projects or exhibited at Château La Coste ROBERT IVY is CEO of the American Institute of Architects. He was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record. ALISTAIR HICKS is the author of numerous books, including The Global Art Compass (2014). Previously Senior Curator at Deutsche Bank, he now advises clients and curates exhibitions on an independent basis. ALAN KARCHMER is a photographer of architecture, interior design and the built environment. In a career spanning 40 years, he has received commissions from the foremost architects of our time. merrellpublishers.com 5 NEW TITLES £29.95 UK $45.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4686-3 224 pages 28 x 23.5 cm (9¼ x 11 in) 200 illustrations May 2020 UK June 2020 North America Rights not available Claudia Acott Williams Foreword by David Cannadine The Crown in Focus Two Centuries of Royal Photography Claudia Acott Williams Foreword by David Cannadine The Crown in Focus traces the remarkable relationship between the British Royal Family and photography over the course of nearly 200 years, from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s enthusiastic adoption of the emerging technology in the mid-19th century to the use of Instagram by the modern monarchy. Featuring iconic formal portraits alongside little-known pictures from private collections, this captivating book explores how each new development of the medium has been embraced to record royal life. It also considers the art of royal photography through the monarchy’s patronage of such major 20th-century photographers as Cecil Beaton and family members Lord Snowdon and Patrick Lichfield, and such contemporary photographers as Chris Jackson. Members of the Royal Family have always been keen photographers themselves. The Crown in Focus includes pictures from their own albums, and looks, too, at the publication of photographs by the royals, from Queen Alexandra to the Duchess of Cambridge, where the personal view has become the public image. Written by an expert curator from Historic Royal Palaces and published to coincide with a major new exhibition at Kensington Palace, the book is arranged into thematic chapters presenting 200 extraordinary royal images alongside extended captions that reveal the story behind each photograph.