Individual artists, art monographs

Caravaggio was one of the most important Italian painters of the 17th century.

In this masterly, Howard Hibbard relates Michelangelo's art to his life and to the times in which he lived, relying on the earliest biographies and the latest scholarly research as well as on Michelangelo's own letters and poems.

This up-to-date, well-illustrated, and thoughtful introduction to the life and works of one of the giants of Western Painting also surveys the golden age of Venetian Painting from Giovanni Bellini to Veronese and its place in the history of Western art.

Marina Abramovic is the creator of pioneering performance art which transcends the form's provocative origins.

Marina Abramovic is the creator of pioneering performance art which transcends the form's provocative origins.

James Hamilton's engaging book offers us his own unique insight into the unconscious factors involved in the creative processes associated with painting, filmmaking, and photography by studying the lives and works of a number of artists, each one having a unique personal style.

This book addresses aspects of how creativity is viewed in psychoanalytic theory and worked with in the consulting room, with particular reference to human generativity and the life cycle, within the arts in the broadest sense and its workings in society and culture in the widest sense.

James Hamilton's engaging book offers us his own unique insight into the unconscious factors involved in the creative processes associated with painting, filmmaking, and photography by studying the lives and works of a number of artists, each one having a unique personal style.

This book is the first to examine Henry Darger's conceptual and visual representation of "e;girls"e; and girlhood.

This book is the first to examine Henry Darger's conceptual and visual representation of "e;girls"e; and girlhood.

This book undertakes a critical reappraisal of Minimalism through an examination of three key painters: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer.

This book undertakes a critical reappraisal of Minimalism through an examination of three key painters: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer.

Replication and originality are central concepts in the artistic oeuvres of Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.

Replication and originality are central concepts in the artistic oeuvres of Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.

First published in 1998, this volume is a study of Asger Jorn's attempt to formulate the 'first complete revision of the existing philosophical system' from the standpoint of the artist in the period 1961-67.

First published in 1998, this volume is a study of Asger Jorn's attempt to formulate the 'first complete revision of the existing philosophical system' from the standpoint of the artist in the period 1961-67.

Quick Sketching with Ron Husband offers instruction to quick sketching and all its techniques.

Quick Sketching with Ron Husband offers instruction to quick sketching and all its techniques.

Both pragmatic and motivational, this book addresses what it means to have a successful long-term career in the arts, taking stock of the current landscape of the art world, introducing new venues in the field, reflecting on issues of social media and exhibition, and ultimately encouraging artists to take control of their professional lives.

Both pragmatic and motivational, this book addresses what it means to have a successful long-term career in the arts, taking stock of the current landscape of the art world, introducing new venues in the field, reflecting on issues of social media and exhibition, and ultimately encouraging artists to take control of their professional lives.

The pursuit of authenticity is a contemporary obsession.

The pursuit of authenticity is a contemporary obsession.

First published in 1998, this is the first book to examine the critical reception accorded to Beardsley's work.

First published in 1998, this is the first book to examine the critical reception accorded to Beardsley's work.

Having been mistakenly perceived as a follower of Salvador Dali, Catalan surrealist painter and writer Angel Planells (1901-1989) has passed through the history of art practically unnoticed.

Having been mistakenly perceived as a follower of Salvador Dali, Catalan surrealist painter and writer Angel Planells (1901-1989) has passed through the history of art practically unnoticed.

First published 1990, this volume consists of an introductory essay by Ian Lowe and a comprehensive catalogue of all Wilfred Fairclough's prints, some 140, from 1932 to the present (1990).

First published 1990, this volume consists of an introductory essay by Ian Lowe and a comprehensive catalogue of all Wilfred Fairclough's prints, some 140, from 1932 to the present (1990).

First published in 1983.

First published in 1983.

For some time there has existed a need for a new account of the life and stylistic development of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690).

This book, a biography on Francis Bacon, is inspired by the friendship the author had with Bacon and based on records of the conversations that took place since 1963.

Designed to help students and interested general readers to interpret the abstract expressionist paintings of Jackson Pollock, this survey of Pollock's life and art provides insight into the origins and meanings of individual works and analyzes the influences upon Pollock.

For some time there has existed a need for a new account of the life and stylistic development of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690).

This book, a biography on Francis Bacon, is inspired by the friendship the author had with Bacon and based on records of the conversations that took place since 1963.

Designed to help students and interested general readers to interpret the abstract expressionist paintings of Jackson Pollock, this survey of Pollock's life and art provides insight into the origins and meanings of individual works and analyzes the influences upon Pollock.

Originally published in 1998, The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990 has been designed for people who enjoy, study and buy British art.

Originally published in 1998, The Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990 has been designed for people who enjoy, study and buy British art.

Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world.

Theological thought has long been focused on the meaning to be found in our existence, but it has tended to neglect what it might offer to those seeking how to prolong and improve our physical existence in this world.

Published in 1979: This book is about the History of the work of painter and architect, Raffaello around the Renaissance era.

Published in 1979: This book is about the History of the work of painter and architect, Raffaello around the Renaissance era.

Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book breaks new ground by considering how Robert Motherwell's abstract expressionist art is indebted to Alfred North Whitehead's highly original process metaphysics.

This book focuses on the life and artistic activities of Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) in New York, and Latin America in the 1940s and 1950s.

This book focuses on the life and artistic activities of Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) in New York, and Latin America in the 1940s and 1950s.

Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this book breaks new ground by considering how Robert Motherwell's abstract expressionist art is indebted to Alfred North Whitehead's highly original process metaphysics.

Originally published in 2004.

Originally published in 2004.

Celebrating Anne Truitt's centenary, this posthumously published work serves as the fourth and final volume in her remarkable series of journals "e;Impressive .