Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2026-07-22
Books mentioned on Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists
Andrew Graham-Dixon's new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, rests on the conviction that you cannot understand what's in a painting without knowing what its maker was thinking about.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Vermeer
Discussed“It’s called Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found.”
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A la recherche du temps perdu
A la recherche du temps perdu, translated into English as In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past, is Marcel Proust's monumental multi-volume novel exploring memory, time, and early twentieth-century French society.
Discussed“Within 50 years, 60 years, Marcel Proust writes his great novel, À la recherche du temps perdu, at the center of which he places a man, a character, a Swann, who is obsessed by Vermeer.”
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A history of British art
Discussed“COWEN: I’m a big fan of your book, A History of British Art.”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Vermeer
“COWEN: Just to plug your book again, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found.”