Lund Humphries (2026)

08/09/2026

Luisa Ignacia Roldán was born on this day, 8 September in 1652. Known also as La Roldana, she is the earliest documented woman sculptor in Spain.

The Illuminating Women Artists series book on La Roldana by Catherine Hall-van den Elsen is the first monograph in English on the Spanish sculptor and presents more than 80 colour photographs of works that have rarely, if ever, been reproduced previously in books or journals. The book offers invaluable insights into Luisa Roldán's technical innovations and artistic achievements and includes a list of extant works in public and church collections.

Check it out (and the rest of the IWA series) at www.lundhumphries.com
Co-published in North America with Getty Publications.

Pictured: Luisa Roldán, Our Lady of Solitude, 1688, polychromed wood head and hands, Convent of the Minims, Brotherhood of Santo Entierro y Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Puerta Real, Cádiz

07/09/2026

COMING (VERY) SOON! 'Rick Mather: The Complete Works' by Kester Rattenbury is the definitive volume on this ingenious master of optimisation...

Rick Mather (1937-2013), an American-born, London-based architect, is acknowledged as one of the leading architects of his generation. Yet the relevance of his work for the challenges of our age remains little-known, and his innovative work on environmental efficiencies, adaptive re-use, socially driven design and groundbreaking advances in glass technologies can remain hidden under the stylish surface of his well-published spaces.

This is the first comprehensive overview of his work, drawing on Mather’s personal archives, the accounts of colleagues, friends, clients and building users, as well as the remaining built works, to open up new interpretations of architecture which sometimes puzzled the style-driven culture of the times.

Pre-order now from www.lundhumphries.com!

04/09/2026

Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945) was a leading and influential architect and designer of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, who adhered to the philosophy that good design should be made available to everyone.

Publishing on 18 September is 'Baillie Scott: Architect and Author' by Diane Haigh and William Fawcett, which is an exquisitely illustrated book that provides an engaging and insightful overview of Baillie Scott’s architectural and decorative works, and also his influential writings... pre-order with 25% off from www.lundhumphries.com today!

03/09/2026

Our next interview for the National Year of Reading is with curator and writer, Filipa Ramos... One of the questions we asked her was about the latest book she's read:

"I recently finished Simonetta Greggio’s 'Le Souffle de la forêt', which, as far as I know, has yet to be translated into English. It tells the story of Simona Kossak, a Polish biologist and ecologist who lived for more than thirty years in the Białowieża Forest, the last remaining primeval forest in Europe, and now threatened both by climate change and by the political situation in the region. She combined scientific research with an intimate knowledge of the creatures and environments around her, while defending the forest from exploitation.
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Images of Simona sharing her house, her bed, her table and her living room with a huge boar, a lynx and numerous birds show how rich and surprising a life can be when we open ourselves to other creatures with more curiosity than fear. Her life offers an incredible example of how it is possible to combine scientific precision, political commitment and intimate coexistence. She understood that protecting a forest also requires learning how to perceive and love the lives unfolding within it."

Read the full interview: https://www.lundhumphries.com/blogs/features/national-year-of-reading-interview-with-filipa-ramos

And get your hands on Filipa Ramos' bestselling book 'The Artist As Ecologist', and the other Lund Humphries book she recommends - 'Decentring the Museum', via www.lundhumphries.com with 25% off (in UK/Europe) until the end of the year with code LH25.

Pictured: Filipa Ramos reading Rachel Carson’s Under the Sea-Wind during her stay at the Artists’ House in Svolvær, Lofoten, Summer 2026.

02/09/2026

GARY HUME

Opening Thursday 10 September 10 at Matthew Marks Gallery at 523 West 24th Street, New York, the exhibition includes twenty new paintings made with household enamel on aluminium panels installed on a hand-painted mural.

This exhibition follows the publication of 'Gary Hume: Begging for It' written by Martin Gayford and published by Lund Humphries. This is the first illustrated monograph to chart the artist's outstanding career, underlining Hume's important and unique contribution to British contemporary art and providing a fascinating window into the creation of a rich and varied body of work...

The book will be available from the gallery upon US publication, and is available in the UK and Europe via the Lund Humphries website.
Gary Hume's exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery will be on view until October 24, 2026, open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Pictured: Gary Hume, 'The Park', 2026, Enamel paint on aluminium, 35⅞ × 29½ inches; 91 × 75 cm. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery and the Artist.

01/09/2026

PUBLISHED TODAY! Edinburgh: City of Romanticism – by Aonghus MacKechnie

Romanticism made Scotland famous.

It critically shaped the course of Scottish culture, while impacting on cultures elsewhere and inaugurating the country’s still-flourishing and lucrative tourist industry.

This book by Aonghus MacKechnie is about Edinburgh’s most emblematic architecture over the long 19th century: the castellated and stone built cityscape of national revivalist architecture. It reveals why Scotland had by the 1820s become one of Europe’s great centres of Romanticism, due both to the majestic Highlands, and to Edinburgh itself as city of Romanticism.

Get your copy now from www.lundhumphries.com or your local bookshop!

30/08/2026

Happy Birthday to British artist

Nigel studied at the West of England College of Art, Bristol from 1960 to 1964 and at the Royal College of Art, London from 1964 to 1967. A Harkness Fellowship took him to the United States from 1967 to 1969.
His first tubular aluminium sculpture was made in 1970. In subsequent years he explored the ways in which tubular construction alters the viewer’s perception of space. This interest in the qualities of spatial construction was balanced by an equally strong pre-occupation with the particular sites his sculptures occupy. His recent work has been less minimal in feel, tending towards stronger, more solid forms, and a solo exhibition of his work was held at the Royal Academy in 2011. In 2017, Hall was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts, London.

Find out more about his work in our book, 'Nigel Hall: Sculpture & Drawings' by Jon Wood - available direct from www.lundhumphries.com and all good bookshops!

Pictured: Works by Nigel Hall at the RA Summer Exhibition, 2026, London.

27/08/2026

Upcoming exhibition!! To celebrate 125 years of Blackwell, Lakeland Arts will be showcasing a major exhibition of works by its architect, the Arts & Crafts designer Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945). From 18 Sep 2026 - 20 Mar 2027

Pictured is our forthcoming book, which will coincide with the opening of the exhibition at Blackwell!
'Baillie Scott: Architect and Author' by Diane Haigh & William Fawcett, publishing on 18th September, is exquisitely illustrated with full colour photographs and watercolours, and provides an engaging and insightful overview of Baillie Scott’s architectural and decorative works, as well as his influential writings and interesting circle of friends!

Get your copy in person from Blackwell or online from www.lundhumphries.com

https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/m-h-baillie-scott-architect-designer/

26/08/2026

Join Lund Humphries author George Bryant on 9th September for his online lecture for The Victorian Society, on 'Henry Holiday: His Stained-Glass Windows for North America'...

The presentation will showcase many of Holiday’s North American commissions, illustrating Holiday’s transatlantic accomplishments during the tumultuous American Gilded Age, while facing the growing competition from American Glass designers John LaFarge and Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Holiday was unquestionably one of the greatest stained-glass artists of the Victorian-Edwardian period, yet his considerable achievements have not received the recognition that they deserve. He designed important windows for Westminster Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral and churches throughout the UK but he is not well known in America despite the many windows he designed for North American clients.

George B. Bryant is the author of 'Henry Holiday: His Stained-Glass Windows For Gilded-Age New York' published by Lund Humphries in 2023. It is the first book-length study on Henry Holiday (1839–1927) in more than a century and the first detailed study of his important stained-glass windows designed for America.
Available from www.lundhumphries.com with 25% off in UK and Europe with code LH25!

Image: Angels stained glass by Henry Holiday

25/08/2026

Groundbreaking female American artist Dorothea Tanning was born , 25 August, in 1910.

'Am I a surrealist? Am I a sophist, a Buddhist, a Zoroastrian? Am I an extremist, an alchemist, a contortionist, a mythologist, a fantasist, a humorist? Must we artists bow our heads and accept a label, without which we do not exist? The underlying ideas of surrealism are still very much with me. They are in the backs of a lot of other minds too, even in those so young as to have known only the records, the hearsay, the debris. But I have no label except artist.' – Dorothea Tanning, 1989

Our book, 'Dorothea Tanning: Transformations' by Victoria Carruthers is the definitive study of US artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), positioning her as one of the most fascinating and significant creative forces to emerge during the 20th century. Check it out at www.lundhumphries.com and use code LH25 for 25% off!

Image: Dorothea Tanning, Self-Portrait, 1944, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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