A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to 'read', understand and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunting...
Netflix's BoJack Horseman has quickly become one of the most critically acclaimed animated comedy series in recent memory. Set in an off-kilter, cynically spun rendering...
While highly finished drawings and paintings frequently feature in histories of botanical art, the preparatory sketches, first impressions and creative thoughts on paper behind them...
There is something morbidly fascinating about the dark and grotesque. Although it is human nature to tiptoe around the uncomfortable (or avoid it altogether), some...
'This is a book unlike any other, the definitive analysis of David's music, told in a quiet natural way, but with absolute authenticity, by the...
A new narrative history of the Renaissance that takes in the whole of Europe and its global context, written by one of the UK’s foremost...
An authoritative new publication that revisits Munch's work in its entirety. Edvard Munch occupies a pivotal place in artistic modernity. His work is permeated by...
Step inside the private realm of the great designer Karl Lagerfeld through the eyes of his fellow artist and close friend Patrick Hourcade. The artist...
The book features eighty paintings and drawings, most of which unpublished, which shed a completely new light on the artistic activities of the father of...
Landscapes in Oil is the first-ever comprehensive guide to classical landscape painting reinterpreted for the twenty-first century. Drawing from the tradition established by American painters...
Controversial in both life and art, Francis Bacon was one of the most important painters of the 20th century. His monumental, unsettling images have an...
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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the artistic and personal connections between Matthew Wong (1984–2019) and Vincent van Gogh. Shortly before his early death, the Canadian...
One of Europe's most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Fabrice Moireau His images capture the history and romance of Paris, highlighting...
Picasso was one of the most creative and experimental talents ever to explore the medium of print. This book charts his career as a printmaker,...
The longest running contemporary art triennial in North America presents major artistic projects from more than fifty world-renowned artists, in New OrleansNow celebrating its sixth...
Unlike botanical art books that only focus only on painting techniques, and botany books that do not take account of the artist's method, Watercolour Botanical...
A recognition of graffiti and street art by women from around the world. This book brings together the personal experiences, dreams, purposes, cultural tastes, struggles...
A revised edition of a classic title, now with digitally restored photographs, showcasing the finest surviving examples of ancient Buddhist art. Since their chance re-discovery...