About Lund Humphries
Lund Humphries has been a leading publisher of illustrated art
books for over 60 years, with a particular reputation in the field
of Modern British Art. The imprint has
been part of the Ashgate Publishing Group
since 1999.
The origins of Lund Humphries lie with the Bradford printing
company Percy Lund, Humphries & Co, founded in 1895. By the
1940s, Percy Lund, Humphries & Co were at the forefront of
colour printing and avant-garde typography, and under the creative
directorship of Eric (Peter) Gregory Lund Humphries started
publishing the first illustrated monographs on the leading artists
of the time, such as Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. We
have consciously drawn on our early association with British
modernism in our development of the Lund Humphries publishing
programme, which continues to emphasise the major figures and
movements of 20th-century British art, as well as contemporary British and international art.
The Lund Humphries list today encompasses illustrated books for
art specialists, professionals and enthusiasts across all periods
and genres. We value high-quality design and reproduction, serious
but accessible writing, and unique collections of reference
material.
Our new stream of publishing on art
business and markets is aimed at art-market professionals,
students and art collectors and introduces readers at all levels to
the fascinating workings of the art world.
As a pioneer of museum co-publications in the 1980s, Lund
Humphries regularly publishes in association with some of the major
museums and galleries worldwide. Visit our Partnerships page for more information.
For more information on how we work, or to download our proposal
guidelines, visit our Authors’ page.