Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant : Inside Bloomsbury

A handsome book that delves into the extraordinary relationship between the artists, while tracing their remarkable creative partnership that spanned more than 50 years.

This catalogue which accompanies an exhibition at the Tate explores Bell and Grant’s legacy as core members of the famed Bloomsbury Group. The group’s commitment to living lives centred around freedom and radical experimentation had a significant influence on the course of art, literature, and societal thought in Britain.

Featuring over 250 works, including vivid portraits, still lives, landscape paintings, decorative works on furniture, ceramics, textiles, and much more, and a once-in-a-lifetime restaging of Duncan Grant’s studio — relocated for the exhibition from their Sussex home, Charleston. As well as emphasising Bell and Grant’s shared creative endeavours, readers will discover how the artists also forged their own paths. This joyful monograph celebrates their extraordinary artistic partnership, and the enduring impact these two remarkable artists had on British art.

Details

• Author: Thomas Kennedy, Curator, Modern British Art at Tate Britain.
• Pages: 256 pages 
• Date published: November 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781837290550 - hardcover
  9781917055451 - paperback
  
• Product Dimensions: 27.5 x 22.7 cm