— Robert Rosenblum

"To give a concise, well-balanced, comprehensive, yet elegant and readable account of British art in this century is a hard task. Frances Spalding has achieved it . . . Lavishly illustrated and well produced."

— Illustrated London News

"Will undoubtedly—and justly—serve as an introductory text to the subject for the new generation of students . . . lively, stimulating, unusually interesting . . . a pithy and critical history."

— Books and Bookmen

"Among the pleasures of this book are innumerable rare blooms which another historian might have quickly passed over."

— The Burlington Magazine

"Provides considerable insight into the bewildering variety of approaches that British artists have taken since Whistler."

— Country Life

"Packed with facts, observations, detailed historical material and illustrations."

— The Listener

"Not only a guide to 20th century British art, but the first really satisfying ground plan of its history to be profitably used by future commentators."