Yale University Press’s Art Book Releases for Early 2026

The late winter and spring 2026 books from Yale University Press offer something for everyone. Exhibition catalogues from museum publishing partners include Raphael: Sublime Poetry (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Gwen John: Strange Beauties (Yale Center for British Art), Edward Steichen and the Garden (George Eastman Museum), and Frederic Church: Global Artist (Olana NY State Historic Site). Sweeping art histories cover Celtic Art Across the Ages and The Story of Printmaking.

New releases also include a biography of the ever-fascinating Anni Albers in Anni Albers: A Life by Nicholas Fox Weber. For even more Anni, dig into the beautiful catalogue Anni Albers: Constructing Textiles, which accompanies a traveling exhibition in Europe.

The UK Times called Elizabeth Goldring’s Holbein “engaging and beautiful.” About Frida: The Making of an Icon, Constanza Ontiveros Valdés wrote in The Art Newspaper, “This profusely illustrated volume … carefully threads the nuances, contradictions and interests that inform the Kahlo phenomenon.” Christie’s named Alyce Mahon’s Dorothea Tanning: A Surrealist Life a Best New Art Book of 2026.

Visit the website this May to take advantage of the amazing annual sale — 50% off these books and many more!

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