Discover how scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color shocked the art world establishment.In this TASCHEN Basic Art introduction to Impressionism, we explore...
Throughout his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky transformed not only his own practice, but the course of art history itself. This essential guide traces Kandinsky's rich...
Bridging the gapExpressionist pioneer Ernst Ludwig Kirchner heralded a new perspective in 20th-century paintingErnst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is regarded as one of the key figures...
The unfading popularity of Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) attests not only to the particular appeal of his luxuriant painting but also to the universal themes with...
The creations of Jeff Koons (born 1955) are at once immediately accessible and eloquently art historical. From basketball tanks to flower puppies, his instantly recognizable...
Tamara de Lempicka (1896–1980) lived art in the fast lane. With an appetite for glamour and fame as much as Left Bank bohemianism, she fled...
'I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write....
`Kemp is a natural storyteller... This book leads you on a journey through the life, work and legacy of one of history's most intriguing figures.'...
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary...
A style of his own: The colorful work of a truly avant-garde painterIn the course of his short life, German painter August Macke (1887 1914)...
From men in bowler hats, floating in the sky, to a painting of a pipe above the caption ",this is not a pipe",, René Magritte...
In Mars By 1980, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century, through to the...
Through eye-popping colors and simple forms, rejoice in the restless creativity and infectious energy of Henri Matisse, the artist who never stopped making art, and...
",Painting with scissors", is how Henri Matisse referred to his cut-outs. Produced towards the end of his life, when the artist was confined to a...
Discover the master of the modern minimalist, Mies van der Rohe, one of the defining and most hotly debated tastemakers of the twentieth century. In...
Nicknamed ",il divino,", Renaissance genius Michelangelo combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces across sculpture, painting, and architecture. From The Pieta to the extraordinary...
Explore the incomparable reach of the most beloved of impressionist masters, Claude Monet. Working en plein air, Monet's dappled renderings of the reality taking place...
William Morris (1834-1896) was one of the great figures of the 19th century-a pioneer of modern design. His work as a visionary designer, manufacturer, political...
With graceful lines and floral details, Alphonse Mucha gave the Belle Epoque its visual character. His work permeated illustration and advertising of the day, most...
Take in the dark, compelling visions of Edvard Munch, artist of lurid colors, strange distortions, and a haunting Mona Lisa for modernity: The Scream. This...
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