In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) arrives on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. In this lush paradise, he is liberated from the concerns of the city-dwelling European. He is free: to...
The dazzling, provocative work of Jean-Michel Basquiat would come to define the vibrant New York art scene of the late ’70s and early ’80s. Punk, jazz, graffiti, hip-hop: his work drew...
Follow the entire painting career of Rembrandt, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. This is the story about one...
From the 32 canvas Campbell’s Soup Cans to the Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol’s silk-screen prints are the epitome of Pop Art: witty, gimmicky and unafraid of repetition. Obsessed with...
Intoxicated by the promise of a promotion, Charles Singular for once allows himself a small extravagance: he buys a bowler hat. But there’s a problem: this is no ordinary hat. This...
The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh is a constant source of inspiration and intrigue for artists and art lovers. In this beautiful graphic biography, artist and writer Barbara Stok...
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Caravaggio makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Caravaggio's entire...
Der Maler Hermann Stenner (1891-1914) gehört zu den herausragenden Talenten des 20. Jahrhunderts. Beeindruckend ist seine rasante künstlerische Entwicklung und eigenständige Bildsprache, zu...
Once derided as shocking and indecipherable, the work of Rene Magritte has now become part of the lingua franca of the Instagram age. Works such as The False Mirror, Time Transfixed, and The...
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Jan van Eyck makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. A 15th-century Flemish painter who spent...
Explore the vibrant work of the artist Marc Chagall in this lively introduction and discover how his unique narrative style embraced Jewish culture and folklore.
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Vincent van Gogh makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Tracing the arc of van Gogh's career,...
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Diego Velázquez makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. A 17th-century Spanish painter who...
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Monet makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Monet’s dazzling depictions of flowers, sunsets,...
Zu Lebzeiten kaum anerkannt, gilt Paula Modersohn-Becker heute als eine Wegbereiterin des Expressionismus. Neben ihrem Mann Otto Modersohn war der Bildhauer Bernhard Hoetger einer der...
The youngest member of the Blauer Reiter group was overshadowed for a long time by fellow painters such as Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, and Paul Klee. But in recent years,...
Elegant sailing ships, expansive seascapes, crystal - clear spread - out views of architecture – with his unique pictorial language and range of subjects Lyonel Feininger became one of the...
“Ambiguous work. Where can we start?”, wrote the art historian Oscar Schürer in the historic series Junge Kunst about Pablo Picasso’s multi - faceted oeuvre back in 1927. Picasso, who was...
Sein Pinsel versetzte alles in Bewegung: die Landschaft der Provence, die farbintensiven Stillleben, seine Porträts, die pittoreske Küste Südfrankreichs. Paul Cézanne, der Vater der Moderne,...
Admired by contemporaries as an artistic “jack - of - all - trades”, Koloman Moser (1868 – 1918) is regarded today as one of the most important representatives of the Viennese Secession of...
A colourful and fascinating artist personality is presented by Thorsten Sadowsky, the author of this volume, in a knowledgeable and lucid manner through examples of his works and the ...
In 1926, a young Willem de Kooning (1904-97) travelled from the Netherlands to the United States on a British freighter, hiding in the machine room without papers. The young art student eked...
Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918) is nowadays regarded as one of the leading pioneers of Modernism in Austria. Although he already enjoyed some success during his lifetime and came to be...
The art academy failed to recognise his talent; he rejected the contemporary art scene in Vienna; and his visionary work was largely neglected during his lifetime: the painter Richard Gerstl...
Life and work of the artist and style icon Frida Kahlo in a compact overview. Frida Kahlo has become an icon of art with her powerfully expressive work. Her pictures not only reflect a view...
Mit dem Wiener Jugendstil und dem »Goldenen Zeitalter« verbindet man vor allem einen Künstlernamen: Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). Als vielgefragter Freskenmaler und Gründungspräsident der Wiener...
When the State Bauhaus opened in Weimar in 1918, the Swiss artist and art theorist Johanne s Itten (1888 – 1967) was one of the first teachers to be appointed by Walter Gropius. With his...
Von Walter Gropius 1923 als Nachfolger von Johannes Itten an das Bauhaus in Weimar berufen, zog László Moholy-Nagy mit diesem nach Dessau um, bevor er 1933 Nazi-Deutschland verließ und...
Sein virtuoser Umgang mit der Farbe und die unvergleichliche Ausdrucksstärke seiner Gemälde, Aquarelle und Ungemalten Bilder beglücken sein Publikum immer wieder aufs Neue und garantieren...
The excerpts from the letters quoted in this volume are often Dramatic snapshots. They provide readers with easy access to Van Gogh’s personality as an artist and to his work and may even...
