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A gorgeous, hilarious and beguiling artists book by Katherine Bernhardt. Bernhardt excels at vivid imagery with, as The New Yorker noted “slashing brushstrokes and dripping, vivid color … used to depict images of women”. Bernhardt herself compiled this volume as a collection of her work about fashion models and celebrities. Her paintings sit next to their inspirations: a vivacious but cutting portrait of Kate Moss sits across from its source photograph, and the stuff of fashion magazines – Bernhardt’s main source – is treated with as much care as Bernhardt’s own paintings. Both the body of work and its roots are explored in detail. Also included is a photo-tour of Bernhardt’s studio, candid snapshots, and two revealing essays by Nick Stillman and Lisa Ruyter.