The Greatest Books of All Time on Artists

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1306 Widdershins G. Oliver Onions 1911 British English
3324 The Apes of God Wyndham Lewis 1930 British English
5337 Aranyecset Sándor Dallos 1931 Hungarian Hungarian
8390 de Kooning Mark Stevens, Annalyn Swan 2004 American English
9065 The Lonely City Olivia Laing 2016 British English
9983 Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom Nik Cohn 1969 British English
11330 How New York Stole The Idea Of Modern Art Serge Guilbaut 1983 American English
11660 Velazquez Jonathan Brown 1986 American English
15654 In Single Strictness George Moore 1922 British English
15897 Cézanne Roger Fry 1927 British English