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Baroque by Hermann Bauer; Andreas Prater; Ingo F. Walther (Editor)
Category: Art
Dramatic scenes: The rich spectacle of the BaroqueFrom dramatically-lit paintings to elaborate, gilded interiors, the Baroque era introduced a new dimension to Western art. In place of the harmonious perspectives and elegant proportions of the Renaissance came a world of momentum, energy, and heightened ...Show more
Chagall by Rainer Metzger; Ingo F. Walther
Category: Art
The painter as poet: A world of floating symbolsFor 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, often identified as one of the earliest expressions of psychic exper ...Show more
Codices Illustres - Hardcover by Norbert Wolf; Ingo F. Walther
Category: Art
Famous ManuscriptsThe fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and illuminationFrom The Book of Kells to Boccaccio's Decameron, from the Vienna Genesis to Dante's Divine Comedy to open Codices illustres is to open the door into a precious, private world. Now in a revised format, this radiant boo ...Show more
Codices Illustres. The World's Most Beautiful Manuscripts by Ingo F. Walther
Category: Art
Famous Manuscripts. This is the fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and illumination. From The Book of Kells to Boccaccio's Decameron and from the Vienna Genesis to Dante's Divine Comedy - see the breathtaking originals of 167 of the greatest classics of all time. This lavishly produced boo ...Show more
French Impressionism by Peter H. Feist; Ingo F. Walther (Editor)
Category: Art
Brushwork Revolution The champions of Impressionism It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was first exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work's title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion upon water ...Show more
Gauguin by Ingo F. Walther
Category: Art
A Frenchman in Tahiti: Gauguin's search for pristine originality and unadulterated nature After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the Impressionist circle, he broke with Vincent van Gogh and subsequentl ...Show more
Gauguin by Ingo F. Walther
Category: Architecture
A Frenchman in Tahiti. This book deals with Gauguin's search for pristine originality and unadulterated nature. After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the Impressionist circle, he broke with Vincent va ...Show more
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901 by Ingo F. Walther; Gilles Neret
Category: Art
This is TASCHEN's 25th Anniversary Special Edition - a large-format hardcover edition at a new low price. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), scion of an ancient aristocratic family, was a crippled dwarf. His family's wealth gave him financial security, and he chose to become an artist. In Paris he w ...Show more
Impressionism by Ingo F Walther
Category: Art
This monograph covers the full scope of Impressionist painting. The first part outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing not only the work of the acknowledged masters, but also that of such unjustly neglected artists as Frederic Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pi ...Show more
Impressionist Art by Ingo F Walther
Category: Art
Brushwork revolution: The neglected champions of ImpressionismIt was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work s title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion upon w ...Show more
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 : Painting as poetry: Basic Art Album by Ingo F. Walther & Rainer Metzger
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Colourful dreams and tales - Chagall's world full of everyday miracles The Russian painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is widely regarded as epitomizing the "painter as poet". The worldwide admiration he commanded remains unparalleled by any artist of the century. Chagall's paintings, steeped in mythology ...Show more
Van Gogh by Rainer Metzger; Ingo F. Walther (Editor)
Category: Art
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 killing himself by a bullet to the chest, so great was his despair--and is ...Show more