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 Al...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

The sense of a scene. Pieter Bruegel's mastery of composition and community The great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/31 - 1569)was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman, who made his art historical mark with beauti...

A major monograph on the artist widely regarded as the 16th century's greatest Netherlandish painter, published to mark the anniversary of his death 450 years ago Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his work have attained a legendary status in our co...

Caravaggio. Bad Boy of the Baroque Realist revolutionary: The painter who brought the heavenly down to earth Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad bo...

Divine apples and pears: Cezanne's quest for a harmony parallel to Nature.  He was the founding father of modern art, the grandmaster who pointed painting forward on its way from Impressionism to the 20th century: Paul Cezanne (1839 - 190...

The painter as poet. A world of floating symbols For Marc Chagall (1887–1985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved out a unique early 20th-century niche, ofte...