‘Mr. Karpeles, a California-based painter and art critic, has ignited international interest in Czapski’s artwork’ Wall Street Journal
This stunning monograph, a long-overdue critical appraisal of P
Defining Decadence
The mesmerizing universe of Gustav Klimt
Over a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfac
Meet the Renaissance master
Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of
Książka dopowiadająca wątki wystawy „After Year Zero”, przygotowanej przez Annett Busch i Anselma Franke w 2013 roku w berlińskim Haus der Kulturen der Welt, a w 2015 rozbudowanej w Muzeum Sztuki Now
The first properly posthumous retrospective on the artist, this paperback exhibition book highlights the significance of Mike Kelley’s influential four-decade career on the development of art since t
Hokusai Maximus
The most distinguished artist of Edo-period Japan, explored like never before
At the age of six, Hokusai was said to have painted his first picture, and a year after his death age
A landmark publication tracing the final months of Van Gogh’s life.
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise: His Final Months offers a unique and impressive overview of the paintings and drawings that Vincent
Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bold paintings of
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The highly original and unique art of Escher, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born in 1898 in the Netherlands and died there in 1972.
In 1922 he f
Why do we reach for the red rose on Valentine’s day? Where did the owl gain its reputation for wisdom? Why should you never trust a fox? In this visual tour through art history, Matthew Wilson pieces
“Raphael portrayed the sentiments of fervent love, hope, sweetness, loveliness, gentleness, desire, order, lust, universal beauty, warning, and all-encompassing grandeur, conveying the divinity and m
Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła (ur. w 1931) – jeden z najbardziej znanych współczesnych polskich rzeźbiarzy. Absolwent i pedagog, a przez kilka lat także dziekan warszawskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych. Autor p
A brand-new revised and updated edition of Phaidon's accessible, acclaimed A-Z guide to the most important artists of all time
Updated for only the third time in its 16-year history, this new edit
Książka poświęcona jednemu z najbardziej utalentowanych rzeźbiarzy polskich XX wieku Stanisławowi Horno-Popławskiemu zawiera obok udokumentowanych faktów z życia artysty skrupulatnie zebraną i przeds
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) was one of the towering figures of western painting and Baroque art, a technical master renowned for his focus on realism and startling veracity. Everything he painted was
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a fighting spirit. Despite a cancer diagnosis in 1941, increasing frailty, and the confines of a wheelchair, the indomitable Frenchman never stopped in his quest to make
The life’s work of an infographics pioneer
Fritz Kahn (1888–1968) was a German doctor, educator, popular science writer, and information graphics pioneer. Chased out of Germany by the Nazis, who ban
“Seeing many of my works years after I completed them is a fascinating experience. I don’t really associate them with any particular time or place or state of mind, but view them as part of a long ar
Whether at peace or at war, Paris during the first half of the twentieth century pulsated with frenzied energy. Creatives from across Europe flocked to the French capital where they had free rein to
The ultimate introduction to global art, presenting 30,000 years of creativity in one lavishly illustrated book.
Discover all you need to know about art history in this definite guide. Art: The De
W Sztuce Rzymu autorka opisuje budownictwo i architekturę, rzeźbę i malarstwo, mozaikę i sztukę zdobniczą, prezentując główne przykłady dorobku artystycznego epoki Cesarstwa na precyzyjnie nakreślony
Do rąk czytelnika przekazujemy katalog zachowanych do dziś odlewów gipsowych sztuki antycznej, których kolekcję zbudował uniwersytet we Wrocławiu. Jej początki sięgają XIX wieku, a zbiór rozrastał si
Teofil Ociepka (1891-1978) - malarz samouk. Urodzony w Janowie, z zawodu górnik. Obok Nikifora najbardziej znany polski reprezentant prymitywizmu. Autor ukazuje nie tylko dzieło artysty, ale także rz