Paintings and painting

Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background.

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.

Dani Humberstone shows how to create a great selection of abstract paintings using mixed media and a few simple guidelines.

A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir.

Der Kunsthistoriker Werner Hofmann versteht es, auf knappstem Raum die Entwicklungslinien der Malerei von den Wegbereitern der Moderne im 19.

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.

Ein Schneidbrett kann praktisch jeder gebrauchen.

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.

Bestselling international author and artist Jean Haines Ao new book takes readers on an exciting journey through painting.

Be amazed at how easily you can paint beautiful flowers in simple steps.

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.

Venice and Padua are neighboring cities with a topographical and geopolitical distinction.

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.

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the religious and artistic story behind The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt.

Trees have inspired artists for generations.

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.

Between 1966 and 1976, American artist Nancy Spero completed some of her most aggressively political work.

Drawing Calm teaches artists and non-artists how to find an oasis of calm every day by using the work of master painters to inspire creativity.

Britannia's Palette looks at the lives of British artists who witnessed the naval war against the French Republic and Empire between 1793 and 1815.

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.

For more than five centuries The Last Supper has been an artistic, religious and cultural icon.

This title was originally published in 1952.

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.

Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a central topic of concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology.

In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Alberti''s seminal text.

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.

Painting has often been declared dead since the 1960s and yet it refuses to die.

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.

Wie sieht das Gesicht der Macht aus?

Over the course of history, many wars have changed the political and cultural landscape of our world.

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.

Snow scenes are a popular subject of painters all year round.

Surrealism and the Exotic is the story of the obsessive relationship between surrealist and non-western culture.

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.

The ultimate guide to printing inks and processes, from the pigment to the printmaker.

Hieronymus Bosch was painting frightening, yet vaguely likable monsters long before computer games were ever invented, often including a touch of humour.

Learn simple step-by-step techniques for drawing and embellishing the exciting, inspiring, and beautiful motifs of sacred geometry.

Painter, designer, creator of bizarre objects, author and film maker, Dali became the most famous of the Surrealists.

Anders als die Monarchen der Großmächte Preußen und Österreich, deren Imperien zu Beginn des 19.