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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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Vienna 1900Poets and intellectuals brushed shoulders in bustling coffeehouses, young avant-gardists heralded a new era in social and sexual liberalism, waltzes resounded through the Ringstrasse, the Vienna Secession preached: "To every age its art -- to every art its freedom;" and tremors warned of looming...
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Hiroshige Poster SetCurate your home: Print Set Hiroshige This inspiring print set offers sixteen designs to transform a blank wall into a personalized display. Each set of sixteen images has been specially selected from the TASCHEN collection as the most loved, and most interesting, examples of...
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Lena Herzog. Strandbeest. the Dream Machines of Theo JansenFor seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy, the "Strandbeests," or "beach creatures," are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working for nearly...
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MalevitchAprès avoir flirté avec le réalisme, l'impressionnisme et le symbolisme, Kasimir Malevitch (1878-1935), né à Kiev, trouve sa voie dans la dissolution des figures et des paysages représentés littéralement en une abstraction pure et chargée d'émotion. En 1915, il crée ce que bon nombre...
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Winsor McCay: The Complete Little Nemo, 2 Volumes XLAdventures in pajamasThe complete Little Nemo compilation Meet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic narrative, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century. The master creation of Winsor McCay (1869-1934), restless sleeper Nemo inspired generations of artists with his weekly...
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Crazy CompetitionsWhether it's flinging frozen rats or parading in holly evergreens, racing snails or carrying wives, human beings have long displayed their creativity in wild, odd, and sometimes just wonderful rituals and competitions. To show what lengths we'll go to uphold our eccentric customs, British...
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Michel-Ange. l'Oeuvre Peint, Sculpté Et Architectural CompletAvant d'atteindre le jeune âge de 30 ans, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) avait déjà sculpté la Pietà et David, deux des oeuvres les plus célèbres de toute l'histoire de l'art. Sculpteur, mais aussi peintre, dessinateur et architecte, les créations de ce maître absolu de la...
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Renoir. Painter of Happiness"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world." --Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir's timelessly charming paintings still reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty. TASCHEN's Renoir: Painter of Happiness, the most comprehensive retrospective of his work yet published, examines the...
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Pre-RaphaelitesFounded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic approach. Founded by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel...
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KoonsLes créations de Jeff Koons (né en 1955) sont à la fois immédiatement accessibles et très éloquentes du point de vue de l'histoire de l'art. De l'aquarium pour ballons de basket aux chiots-fleurs, son travail éminemment reconnaissable flirte avec un imaginaire trivial tout en...
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TurnerL'oeuvre de Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) déclenche une émotion proche d'une acquisition soudaine de la vue. Ses paysages terrestres et marins aux couleurs et lumières enchanteresses brûlent la rétine avec une force fondamentale, élémentaire, comme si le soleil lui-même brillait hors du cadre.Pertinemment...
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Emil Nolde: DogsA charming gift-book homage to artist Emil Nolde's dogs as they appear in his workThe great love story between the painter Emile Nolde (1867-1956) and his wife Ada began with a dog in Copenhagen, when Ada met the poor painter taking a walk. The...
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Where's the Artist?: From Cave Paintings to Modern Art: A Look and Find BookThis delightful and engaging introduction to the history of art for children comes in a beautiful oversized format and features intricate illustrations with hidden details. Children love to pore over detailed illustrations, especially when they contain hidden elements for them to find. This endlessly...
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The Art of the Salon: The Triumph of 19th-Century PaintingThe Paris Salons of the mid-19th century are more famous today for the paintings that were rejected than for those that were actually shown. The rejected works form today's canon of art history and are regarded as heralds of a modern age. This book...
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Cabinet Pieces: The Meissen Porcelain Birds of Johann Joachim Kandler, 1706-1775The Meissen figures, groups, animals and birds of the first half of the eighteenth century constitute not only a unique chapter in European ceramics but also a multi-faceted portrait of a society marked by humour, tolerance, scientific curiosity, and interest in all fields of...
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Seestucke: Von Max Beckmann Bis Gerhard RichterDie kuenstlerische Auseinandersetzung mit der Darstellung von Schiffen, Haefen und Meeren ist fuer die Kunst des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts von zentraler Bedeutung. Das Katalogbuch gibt erstmals einen fundierten UEberblick ueber die Entwicklung maritimer Themen von der klassischen Moderne bis in die internationale Kunst...
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Peter August Böckstiegel: Werkverzeichnis Der GemäldePeter August B ckstiegel. Inspired by the great artist Vincent van Gogh and the artists of the Br cke group, August B ckstiegel (1889 ‒ 1951) was among the most important protagonists of Expressionism in Westphalia. Featuring 400 known works and a biographical text...
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Die Geister, Die Sie Riefen: Lust- Und Angstphantasien Von Horst Janssen Und Johann Heinrich FüssliGerman text: Beyond reality - the German graphic artist and illustrator Horst Janssen (1929-1995) enters into a dialogue with his artistic ancestor Johann Heinrich F ssli (1741-1825), who is regarded as one of the most important and extravagant artists of the period around 1800....
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Valparaiso School: Open City GroupSince 1950 the avantgarde architect Alberto Cruz has had such a defining influence on the Faculty of Architecture at the Catholic University in Valparaiso that the phrase Valparaiso School was soon coined. Out of this work emerged in 1970 the anonymous group "Open City...
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Emil Nolde: The GrotesquesEmil Nolde (1867-1956) is famous for his dramatic ocean views and colorful flower gardens, but his love of the fantastical and grotesque has received less attention. Yet it is clear from his autobiography and his letters that they had a significant impact on his...
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