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Bold strokes of genius. The amazing work of a tormented soul Vincent van Gogh’s story is one of the most ironic in art history. He lived an unhappy and difficult life during which his work received almost no appreciation — finally kill...

Hailed as the first American-born art movement to have worldwide influence, Abstract Expressionism denotes the non-representational use of paint as a means of personal expression. It emerged in America in the 1940s, with lead protagonists including J...

Now available in a new edition, this lavishly illustrated volume draws on the latest research to present an exciting new interpretation of Albrecht Dürer, both as a man and as an artist Albrecht Durer’s prints and drawings have inspired...

Alphonse Mucha is known largely for having originated Art Nouveau, when his poster of the actress Sarah Bernhardtbecame a legendary icon of the movement. Now available in a new edition, this gorgeous volume surveys the entire breadth of Alphonse M...

Though very much an individual and spiritual artist, Alfonse Mucha was a defining figure of the Art Nouveau era and is loved for his distinctive lush style and images of beautiful women in arabesque poses among the plethora of paintings, posters, adv...

A prominent member of both the New Leipzig and Tacheles schools, Andreas Schiller is celebrated for ambitious work that explores symbolism and mass production in the computer age. His most recent book, Global Backup II, distills the essence of the tw...

Selected and Arranged by Richard Meryman from Recorded Conversations with the Artist, 1964-2007 Richard Meryman began an enduring friendship with Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) while on the job as a Life magazine editor in 1964. For Meryman, this ...

Prior to the 1960s, Andrew Wyeth enjoyed a stellar reputation as a rising star in the art world. Since then, critics and scholars have largely ignored him. Wyeth, however, who is age 88 at the date of publication, has continued to paint, to the delig...

Forms of feeling The human body in distress Largely self-taught as an artist, Francis Bacon (1909–1992) developed a unique ability to transform interior and unconscious impulses into figurative forms and intensely claustrophobic compositi...

Life lines. The 80s art star who put poverty, power, and racism on the wall An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag "SAMO", before establishing his studio practice and ...

Zeitgeist. The roaring twenties in Berlin It was the decade of daring Expressionist canvases, the Bauhaus total work of art, drag balls, Metropolis, and Marlene Dietrich. From cutting-edge kino to crowded jazz bars, come and roam the daring, freew...

Between heaven and hell. Hieronymus Bosch’s meticulous visions of the grotesque, debauched, and divine As cryptic as they are compelling, the masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) remain some of the most enduring enigmas of t...

Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516) is, without any doubt, one of the most famous artists in the history of Netherlandish painting This book explores his best-known paintings and drawings, showing them as never before in stunning, full-page details...

A richly illustrated book, reproducing all of Bosch’s masterpieces held by the Prado museum The Museum houses the largest known collection of works by Jheronimus Bosch. Among its holdings are The Adoration of the Magi and The Garden of Earth...

Bouncing Bodies. Fernando Botero's fulsome and frolicking forms Fernando Botero is an artist with his own style. For more than six decades, the Colombian's "Boterismo" technique has captured collectors, institutions, and public s...