What kind of art and photography books are we loooking for ?
Photography
- Single photographer, more unusual art style or rarer books. ( We can’t take how to digital photography, or general best of photography,
- Rarer editions, rarer Taschen editions, artsy photogrpahy, urbex, tattoo books. graffiti
- Feel free to send photos.
- As a guideline if they are 3-4 pounds on ebay with free postage we will pass!!
5. Contemporary photography or recent books in the last 2-3 years.
Art
- Single artist, generally less famous artists are much better ( Not too mainstream)
- Yes to all fantasy artists – Giger, Warhammer style, 2000 AD
- NO TO MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS – Picasso , Renoit, Van Gogh etc.. and no to most how to paint books.
- Tattoo books – Yes to virtually all. Rarer books especially wanted.
- Yes to David Hockney.
- Yes to botanical and natural materials
- Contemporary art or recent books in the last 2-3 years.
Craft and Fashion
- Commerical style clothes patterns.
- Working with wood or natural materials.
- Shetland knitting (Most other knittting or crochet no thanks)
- Fashion and nude photography.
How to sell your books
- Upload photos ( Jpg – 7mb max) Or list/
- We send a quote.
- If happy box your books (we can send a courier label and arrange collection)
- Once arrived after quick check we send the money directly to your bank account.
- PLEASE NOTE – If your book collection is not suitable for us, we won’t value or buy it. , please don’t be offended!!! Best to sell privately or donate to charity in these cases.
ISSUES WITH YOUR UPLOAD? Email us books@mrslofthouse.co.uk with photos or lists.
. Top 100 Contemporary 21st-Century Artists
This list focuses on visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, installation artists) who have risen to prominence or produced their most significant work since 2001. It is alphabetized for clarity.
- Ai Weiwei
- Anish Kapoor
- Anselm Kiefer
- Banksy
- Barbara Kruger
- Bill Viola
- Bruce Nauman
- Cao Fei
- Cecily Brown
- Chris Ofili
- Christian Boltanski
- Christian Marclay
- Cindy Sherman
- Damien Hirst
- David Hockney
- Doris Salcedo
- Ed Ruscha
- El Anatsui
- Elizabeth Peyton
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Ernie Barnes
- George Condo
- Gerhard Richter
- Gilbert & George
- Grayson Perry
- Haegue Yang
- Hito Steyerl
- Isa Genzken
- James Turrell
- Jasper Johns
- Jaume Plensa
- Jeff Koons
- Jeff Wall
- Jenny Holzer
- Jenny Saville
- John Baldessari
- JR
- Julie Mehretu
- Kara Walker
- Kehinde Wiley
- Keith Haring
- Kerry James Marshall
- Kiki Smith
- Laure Prouvost
- Louise Bourgeois
- Lubaina Himid
- Marina Abramović
- Mark Bradford
- Marlene Dumas
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Michael Heizer
- Mickalene Thomas
- Mike Kelley
- Nan Goldin
- Neo Rauch
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Olafur Eliasson
- Paul McCarthy
- Peter Doig
- Phyllida Barlow
- Pierre Huyghe
- Pipilotti Rist
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Raymond Pettibon
- Richard Prince
- Richard Serra
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Robert Gober
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Ryan Gander
- Sarah Lucas
- Sean Scully
- Shirin Neshat
- Simone Leigh
- Sonia Boyce
- Steve McQueen
- Subodh Gupta
- Susan Hiller
- Tacita Dean
- Takashi Murakami
- Taryn Simon
- Theaster Gates
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Thomas Ruff
- Thomas Schütte
- Tino Sehgal
- Titus Kaphar
- Tracey Emin
- Urs Fischer
- Vija Celmins
- Wangechi Mutu
- William Kentridge
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Wynton Marsalis
- Yael Bartana
- Yayoi Kusama
- Yinka Shonibare
- Yoshitomo Nara
- Yue Minjun
- Zhang Xiaogang
2. Top 100 Graphic Novel Artists
This list focuses on the illustrators, cartoonists, and artistes (often also the writers) celebrated for their groundbreaking visual storytelling in comics and graphic novels.
- Adam Hughes
- Adrian Tomine
- Alan Davis
- Alex Maleev
- Alex Ross
- Amanda Conner
- Andrea Sorrentino
- Art Spiegelman
- Becky Cloonan
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Bill Watterson
- Brian Bolland
- Brian K. Vaughan
- Brian Lee O’Malley
- Bruce Timm
- Charles Burns
- Chris Bachalo
- Chris Riddell
- Chris Samnee
- Chris Ware
- Craig Thompson
- Cully Hamner
- D’Israeli (Matt Brooker)
- Daniel Clowes
- Darwyn Cooke
- Dave Gibbons
- Dave McKean
- David Aja
- David Mazzucchelli
- Declan Shalvey
- Eduardo Risso
- Eric Powell
- Esad Ribić
- Fiona Staples
- Frank Miller
- Frank Quitely
- Gary Frank
- Gene Ha
- Gene Luen Yang
- George Pérez
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Greg Capullo
- Guy Davis
- J.H. Williams III
- Jack Kirby
- Jaime Hernandez
- Jae Lee
- James Jean
- Jeff Darrow
- Jeff Lemire
- Jim Lee
- Jim Steranko
- Jock (Mark Simpson)
- Joe Kubert
- Joe Madureira
- Joe Sacco
- John Byrne
- John Cassaday
- John Romita Jr.
- Jhonen Vasquez
- Joann Sfar
- Junji Ito
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Kevin O’Neill
- Lee Bermejo
- Manuele Fior
- Marc-Antoine Mathieu
- Marjane Satrapi
- Mark Bagley
- Mark Buckingham
- Martin Simmonds
- Mike Allred
- Mike Mignola
- Moebius (Jean Giraud)
- Naoki Urasawa
- Neal Adams
- Nicola Scott
- Olivier Coipel
- Osamu Tezuka
- P. Craig Russell
- Paolo Rivera
- Paul Pope
- Posy Simmonds
- Quentin Blake
- R. Crumb
- Raina Telgemeier
- Robert Kirkman
- Riad Sattouf
- Sana Takeda
- Sean Phillips
- Seth
- Simon Bisley
- Skottie Young 9CSS. Steve Dillon
- Steve Ditko
- Steve Rude
- Stuart Immonen
- Tim Sale
- Todd McFarlane
- Will Eisner
3. Top 100 Photographers
This list includes highly influential photographers from the 20th and 21st centuries whose work defines the medium, from photojournalism and portraiture to fine art and fashion.
- Alec Soth
- Alex Webb
- Alfred Stieglitz
- Andreas Gursky
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- André Kertész
- Ansel Adams
- Annie Leibovitz
- Anton Corbijn
- Araki (Nobuyoshi Araki)
- August Sander
- Berenice Abbott
- Bernd and Hilla Becher
- Bill Brandt
- Brassaï
- Bruce Davidson
- Bruce Gilden
- Bruce Weber
- Candida Höfer
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Catherine Opie
- Cecil Beaton
- Cindy Sherman
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Daido Moriyama
- David Bailey
- David LaChapelle
- Diane Arbus
- Don McCullin
- Dorothea Lange
- Edward Burtynsky
- Edward Steichen
- Edward Weston
- Elliott Erwitt
- Emmet Gowin
- Ernst Haas
- Eugene Atget
- Fan Ho
- Francesca Woodman
- Garry Winogrand
- George Hurrell
- Gordon Parks
- Gregory Crewdson
- Guy Bourdin
- Helmut Newton
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Herb Ritts
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Horst P. Horst
- Howard Schatz
- Imogen Cunningham
- Irving Penn
- Jacques Henri Lartigue
- James Nachtwey
- Jeff Wall
- Jill Greenberg
- Joel Meyerowitz
- Joel-Peter Witkin
- John Heartfield
- Josef Koudelka
- Julia Margaret Cameron
- Julius Shulman
- Karl Blossfeldt
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Laurent Chehere
- Lee Friedlander
- Lewis Hine
- Lillian Bassman
- Man Ray
- Marc Riboud
- Margaret Bourke-White
- Mario Giacomelli
- Mario Testino
- Martin Munkácsi
- Martin Parr
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Nan Goldin
- Paul Outerbridge
- Paul Strand
- Peter Beard
- Peter Lindbergh
- Philip-Lorca diCorcia
- Raghubir Singh
- Ralph Eugene Meatyard
- Ralph Gibson
- Rineke Dijkstra
- Robert Adams
- Robert Capa
- Robert Doisneau
- Robert Frank
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Ryan McGinley
- Sally Mann
- Sebastião Salgado
- Shomei Tomatsu
- Stephen Shore
- Steve McCurry
- Thomas Ruff
- Walker Evans
- Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
- William Eggleston
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- W. Eugene Smith
- Yousuf Karsh
- Zanele Muholi