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Cezanne by Ulrike Becks-Malorny
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album S.
He was the founding father of modern art, the grand master who pointed painting forward on its way from Impressionism to the 20th century: Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). In Paris, but above all in Provence, he quested tirelessly for "a harmony parallel to nature" - discovering it in still lifes of apples, in ...Show more
Klimt by Gilles Neret
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album S.
Klimt is my favorite artist and yet it is so difficult to find quality reproductions of his works; usually the color is faded or the gold leaf comes out a sickly yellow!! This book has beautiful reproductions and concise and informative explanations next to each painting as well as an interesting biogra ...Show more
Leonardo: Basic Art Album by Frank Zöllner
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album Ser.
The genius non-specialist: From key points in anatomy to plans for vehicles, planes, helicopters and submarines One of the most fully achieved human beings who has ever lived, Leonardo remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world's most famous painting, scientist, philosopher, bui ...Show more
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 : Painting as poetry: Basic Art Album by Ingo F. Walther & Rainer Metzger
Category: Accessories | Series: Basic Art Album S.
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
Matisse by Essers, Volkmar
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album S.
Le Bonheur de Vivre: The vital colors and shapes of a modernist masterThe work of Henri Matisse (1869 1954) reflects an ongoing belief in the power of brilliant colors and simple forms. Though famed in particular for his paintings, Matisse also worked with drawing, sculpture, lithography, stained glass, ...Show more
Turner by anon
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album S.
This book provides the understandings necessary to open up Turner's paintings for the eye, demonstrating that Turner was not simply illustrating nature, but that his pictures speak directly to the eye as nature does itself - through a world of light and colour.
Warhol by Klaus Honnef
Category: Art | Series: Basic Art Album S.
Andy Warhol is recognized today as the most important exponent of the Pop Art movement. He overturned the traditional understanding of art and placed in its stead a concept that retracts the individuality of the artist. Warhol was a critical observer of American society, exposing his compatriots' consum ...Show more
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