After attaining classic stature with palaces erected in the early 20th century, the American department store continued to evolve in ways that were influenced ...
Philip de László (1869-1937) was born into a humble Hungarian family in Budapest and rose to become the preeminent portrait artist working in Britain ...
This beautifully illustrated historical dictionary of landscape design vocabulary used in North America from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries defines a selection of ...
Widely regarded as one of the most important American painters of the twentieth century, Alice Neel is internationally recognized for her contributions to Abstract ...
In this handsome book, esteemed architectural historian Neil Levine investigates for the first time the complex history of representation - the use and meaning ...
In this brief yet comprehensive volume, distinguished architect and critic Richard Goy offers a convenient and accessible guide to the city's piazzas, palazzos, basilicas, ...
The paintings in the spectre campaign comprise two distinct categories. The first, a selection of small-scale oil on Masonite paintings, depicts two or three ...
In addition to presenting full-color reproductions of the selected artists recent work, the curators have prepared a joint essay on the 2010 exhibition, and ...
Throughout his career'and particularly in the period from 1898 to 1913'John Singer Sargent painted the spectacular architecture and scenes of everyday life in Venice, ...
This important and original book affirms the significance of drawing as visual thinking in western art from the fifteenth century to the present through ...
This paperback edition is superb value - a lavishly illustrated record of a popular exhibition but also an excellent, accessible introduction to the twentieth-century's ...
Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) employed an unusual variety of styles, techniques, and subjects, making him a particularly difficult artist to characterize. From his early days ...
During his lifetime, Auguste Rodin's name became synonymous with modern sculpture-- and sex. Rodin came to emphasize the importance of desire and the sexual ...
This handsomely illustrated volume focuses on Dalís work after 1940, presenting it as a multifaceted oeuvre that simultaneously drew inspiration from the Old Masters ...
Christen Købke (1819-1848) was arguably the greatest painter of Denmarks 'Golden Age,' the period of the nations supreme artistic achievement. He had the remarkable ...
