Christopher Le Brun

By his own definition, Le Brun himself is "the subject" of this monograph, which draws on his key works to date. A definitive account of the artist's achievements, it also presents us with a strong sense of work in progress from an artist who is still evolving. Le Brun, who cites influences as diverse as Mallarme, Delacroix and Guston, helped to set the pace for a fresh attack in painting from the early eighties onwards with his startling explorations of classical subject matter.