Chaim Soutine (1893-1943), the unconventional and controversial painter of Belorussian origin, combines influences of classic European painting with Post-Impressionism and Expressionism.
Lavishly illustrated with exotic images ranging from Renoir's forgotten Algerian oeuvre to the abstract vision of Matisse's Morocco and beyond, this book is the first history of Orientalist art during the period of high modernism.
A lavish expansion and update of Geoff Kersey's bestselling Perspective, Depth and Distance title in the Tips & Techniques series, this new edition features substantially expanded chapters on the key aspects of perspective along with new artwork and two completely new step-by-step projects.
Plus de vingt-cinq ans après la publication de son ouvrage sur Riopelle, Hélène de Billy nous revient avec une édition revue et augmentée de sa biographie à succès, cette fois rehaussée de souvenirs personnels relatant son parcours sur les traces du célèbre artiste visuel.
In Ernst-Wilhelm Händlers »Der absolute Feind« erhält ein Schriftsteller einen ungewöhnlichen Auftrag: Er soll über den erfolgsgewöhnten Berliner Galeristen Georg Voigtländer schreiben und herausfinden, warum dieser nach fünfjährigem Aufenthalt in einer kalifornischen Psychiatrie Galerist geworden ist.
Athenian Potters and Painters III presents a rich mass of new material on Greek vases, including finds from excavations at the Kerameikos in Athens and Despotiko in the Cyclades.
Welterfassen im Sinne der Diaphanie geht über das christliche Verständnis der Epiphanie hinaus – vom Erscheinen der Gottheit zum Durchscheinen des Göttlichen bis in unseren Lebensalltag hinein.
Julie King Aos deep and abiding love for flowers and the natural world shows through in the wonderful delicacy and vibrancy of her water colour flower paintings.
Conservation of Easel Paintings, Second Edition provides a much-anticipated update to the previous edition, which has come to be known internationally as an invaluable and comprehensive text on the history, philosophy and methods of the treatment of easel paintings.
From the early Renaissance through Baroque and Romanticism to Cubism, Surrealism, and Pop, these canonical works of Western Art span eight centuries and a vast range of subjects.
Learn with Terry Harrison, the master of simple techniques, as he demonstrates how to create weathered windmills, old shacks and huts, farmhouses, cottages, timbered barns and more.
Italian Painting in the Age of Unification reconstructs the artistic motivations and messaging of three artists-Tommaso Minardi, Francesco Hayez, and Gioacchino Toma-from three distinct regions in Italy prior to, during, and directly following political unification in 1861.
Conservation of Easel Paintings is the first comprehensive text on the history, philosophy, and methods of treatment of easel paintings that combines both theory with practice.
Pionnier au Portugal, son pays d’origine, Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918), fut aussi bien in fluencé par l’impressionnisme que par le fauvisme, l’expressionnisme et le futurisme.
In this new and extended edition of her best-selling book in the 'How to Paint' series: 'Colour and Light in Watercolour' (first published 2010), Jean Haines has produced a book even more inspirational than the first.
Die informellen Bilder von Hans Winkler sind ihrem Aussagegehalt nach nur zu verstehen, wenn sie in Beziehung gesetzt werden zu den historischen Erfahrungen, die der Maler als Jugendlicher im Nationalsozialismus, als Infanterist im 2.
Hieronymus Bosch was painting frightening, yet vaguely likable monsters long before computer games were ever invented, often including a touch of humour.