Individual artists, art monographs

First published in 1952, John Constable and the Fishers is based on original letters which have never been published in full before.

A seminal text in the history of modern art, from one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century Art is the language that speaks to the soul Why do we make art?

Luis Buñuel o la mirada de la Medusa da a conocer un ensayo inconcluso e inédito de Carlos Fuentes, hasta ahora oculto en la Universidad de Princeton, sobre la figura y el cine de Buñuel.

"e;Through her art, Herrera writes, Kahlo made of herself both performer and icon.

Here's a secret: God has deposited a gift inside of you.

William Henry Jackson was an explorer, photographer, and artist.

The Art of Lovetells the stories of the most fascinating couples of the art world uncovering the passionate, challenging and loving relationships behind some the worlds greatest works of art.

An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century, and the legacy he left.

An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century, and the legacy he left.

One of the most vibrant artists of her generation, Pegi Nicol MacLeod was a charismatic bohemian whose expressive images of the contemporary world were an essential component of Canadian modernism during the 1930s and 1940s.

Die Geschichte des Tätowierens reicht tausende von Jahren zurück und hat sich im Laufe der Zeit in vielen verschiedenen Kulturen und Gesellschaften entwickelt.

A globetrotting Gold Rush heiress.

Todo archivo es un dispositivo póstumo.

Arguably the pre-eminent European sculptor of his age, but historically considered little more than the facile court sculptor to the grand dukes of Florence, Giambologna played a major role in the artistic transformations of the late sixteenth century.

In Egg and Spoon, the artist and illustrator Rose Blake tells the story of a childhood fuelled on art and creativity, infused with travel and steeled by the more quotidian aspects of family life growing up with the artist Peter Blake.

The present-day composer refuses to die.

Als verfemter Künstler gehört Ernst Kelle zu den Malern der "verschollenen Generation".

Er kann in seinem Spiel bravourös stutzig sein, brummig stupide oder liebenswert betriebsselig, er kann mit Leib und Seele nach der Welt greifen und all seinen plebejischen Realitätssinn virtuos mit dem Grotesken kurzschließen: Charly Hübner, Jahrgang 1972, Gastwirtssohn aus FeldbergCarwitz.

The main crux of this book is to discuss the analogy between Paul Cezanne's late works and Henri Bergson's early philosophy, thereby providing those who are interested in or troubled by the artist's motivation a Bergsonian interpretation.

Ono examines cross-cultural artistic exchange between the West and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Ono examines cross-cultural artistic exchange between the West and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Gerard Sekoto is without doubt one of South Africa's major painters of the twentieth century.

Gerard Sekoto is without doubt one of South Africa's major painters of the twentieth century.

Apres la Tate Modern de Londres et la Nationalgalerie de Berlin, c'est au tour du Centre Georges-Pompidou a Paris (du 6 juin au 24 septembre 2012) de feter les quatre-vingts ans de Gerhard Richter.

An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life.

Le tableau d'Adam Miller intitulée Québec évoque plus de quatre siècles d'histoire de la province.

The 2017 painting Quebec by Adam Miller represents over four hundred years of Quebec history.

In 1913, Franz Marc, one of the key figures of German Expressionism, created a masterpiece: The Fate of the Animals.

Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.

Die Drehbuchautorin, Schriftstellerin, Theater-Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Thea von Harbou (1888-1954) hat einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des deutschen Films ausgeübt; ihre Drehbücher waren von Anfang an mit den – aus heutiger Sicht – bedeutsamsten Regisseuren der Zeit wie Joe May, F.

John Sanborn became one of the most prominent protagonists of the American video art scene in the 1970s and 1980s.

In this unique book, Jason Wright analyses William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job and shows their relevance in clinical psychoanalysis and psychotherapy with groups and individuals, especially while working with patients who have experienced trauma and addiction.

This is an art book on the politics of urban conflict based around artist Stan Douglas' stunning photo installation of the same name, depicting a violent confrontation in 1971 between police and Vancouver's counterculture known as the Gastown Riot.

Baseline Shift captures the untold stories of women across time who used graphic design to earn a living while changing the world.

A larger-than-life figure in the design community with a client list to match, Paula Scher turned her first major project as a partner at Pentagram into a formative twenty-five-year relationship with the Public Theater in New York.

This book examines the art and writings of Wassily Kandinsky, who is widely regarded as one of the first artists to produce non-representational paintings.

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

This is an original reading of Mikhail Bakhtin in the context of Western philosophical traditions and counter-traditions.

A thorough examination of the portrait painter who helped shape the image and reputation of an American presidentSelling Andrew Jackson is the first book-length study of the American portrait painter Ralph E.

We live in an age of distraction.

Paul Gauguin was first a sailor, then a successful stockbroker in Paris.

Chagall wurde in einer strenggläubigen jüdischen Familie geboren, in der das Verbot, den Menschen bildlich darzustellen, zum religiösen Dogma gehörte.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) war zum Ende des 19.

Egon Schiele (1890-1918) ist einer der wichtigsten expressionistischen Künstler.

In 1963, British inventor Alex Moulton (1920-2012) introduced an innovative compact bicycle.

Bringing together studies by art historians, historians, and political scientists, Fascist Visions explores the themes and paradigms that pervaded protofascist and fascist aesthetic discourse, cultural policy, and artistic production in France and Italy.

Franklin Furnace is a renowned New York-based arts organization whose mission is to preserve, document and present works of avant-garde art by emerging artists - particularly those whose works may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect or politically unpopular content.

The classic book on the art and history of weaving-now expanded and in full colorWritten by one of the twentieth century's leading textile artists, this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools and techniques, and its implications for modern design.

Violet Oakley: An Artist's Life is the first full-length biography of Violet Oakley (1874-1961), the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States, as well as an illustrator, stained glass artist, portraitist and author.