Quick view Meier: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Ever since his self-proclamation as part of the “New York Five,” Richard Meier has risen through one top commission after another to the dizzy heights of architectural stardom. From Madison Square Garden to Shenzhen, China, his sleek, luminously... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Zaha Hadid: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Discover the audacious futurism of Zaha Hadid. As the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Hadid broke the rules and re-defined the game, despite some saying her designs were unbuildable... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eames: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The creative duo Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view F. L. Wright: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Acclaimed as the “father of skyscrapers,” the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mies van der Rohe: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Mies van der Rohe’s philosophy was one of underlying truth in pure forms and proportions. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of the Seagram... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Le Corbusier: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Even in his unrealized projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesizing functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct introduction to his trailblazing... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Breuer: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In 1956, TIME magazine called him one of the defining “form-givers of the 20th century.” Today, Marcel Breuer remains a locus classicus of modernism for architects and designers alike. From his landmark tubular furniture to “binuclear”... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Munch: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch created Mona Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bosch (Taschen) MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Richter: Basic Art Series 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Meet Gerhard Richter, the German artist who redefined painting. Between abstract works and photography-based paintings, Richter pushes the medium’s boundaries and reminds us of its urgency and importance in a world of digital images. This introduction to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view O'Keeffe: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: From majestic desertscapes to magnified lilies and irises, survey the unique and luminous oeuvre of Georgia O’Keeffe, a seminal figure in modern American art and radical pioneer of abstraction. This book follows the artist through her pioneering... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rivera: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Painter, and Marxist activist, Diego Rivera was not just the husband of Frida Kahlo. He is renowned as much for his active politics as for his monumental mural paintings. This introduction explores his unique and visionary renderings of a modern... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Few artists tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. The painter of whom Cézanne said “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” he stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Lewis W. Hine: America at Work MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: More than 300 photographs by Lewis W. Hine, whose trailblazing documentary images of early 20th-century working conditions helped to transform United States labor laws. This book covers all eras of Hine’s work, including his pictures of child... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism: 1860 - 1920 MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: It 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... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Are you creative? Do you think the answer is no? It isn't! With over 200,000 Instagram followers, Danielle Krysa has helped a lot of people overcome the fear that they aren’t creative. In books like Creative Block and Your Inner Critic is a Big... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Medieval Knight MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The traditional “knight in shining armor” has become a staple figure in popular culture and the images of bloody battlefields, bustling feasting halls, and courtly tournaments have been creatively interpreted many times in film and fiction... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Abstract Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: While it is considered by many artists to be a pure and simplistic form of expression, abstract art is also often thought of as vague or exceedingly theoretical. This new installment in the Art Essentials series demystifies the concept and history... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cats in Medieval Manuscripts MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Cats were illustrated in manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages, often in exquisite detail and frequently accompanied by their natural prey, mice. Medieval cats were viewed as treasured pets, as fearsome mousers, as canny characters in fables, as... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renoir MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Pierre-Auguste Renoir put people into the center of his painting. His compositions showed people embracing the pleasures of life, dancing, and enjoying outings in Paris. He created special atmospheres full of summer warmth and lightness,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Street Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Despite having earned a place in the canon of twentieth-century art history, its qualifications... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Impressionism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Pop Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Pop Art refers to a post-war movement connecting art with popular culture. Billboard signs, comic books, and movie stars were just some of the subjects chosen by pop artists, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Modern Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Looking at pictures can be an exciting or moving experience, but some pictures—often the most rewarding—require some explanation before they can be fully understood. Delving into the origins, designs, and themes of over one hundred... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eugene Atget: Paris MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Take an intimate promenade through Paris with some 500 images from Eugène Atget. Down main streets and side streets, through courtyards, arcades, and the city’s 20 arrondissements, we find a unique portrait of a beloved city and the making... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Surrealism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet Andre Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 it had become one of the most popular and recognizable art movements of the twentieth century... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Symbols In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Iconography, or the study of symbols—be they animals, artifacts, plants, geometric shapes, or gestures—is an essential aspect of interpreting art. One of the most consistent features of human society throughout time has been the use of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Key Moments In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Art lovers can list history’s most important art objects, but what many don’t know are the dramatic, funny, and sometimes bizarre stories behind these most famous works. Spanning the last 500 years of art history, this book revisits... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Caravaggio MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: The life and work of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, (1571–1610) is more fascinating than that of almost any other artist of his time. He overcame the conventions of the Renaissance. He was not interested in ideal beauty and... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Michelangelo: Complete Paintings, Sculptures & Architecture MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity. Before reaching the age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Leonardo Da Vinci: Complete Paintings MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Complete Drawings edition, this book is a compact catalogue... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Alchemy & Mysticism MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Fables, folklore, and fantasy—this compendium of all things alchemical and mystical gathers centuries of esoteric mythology in the form of writings, drawings, paintings, and prints. From early Christian mystics to the illustrations of... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Modern Architecture A - Z MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Like a bespoke global architecture tour, you’ll travel from Manhattan skyscrapers to a Japanese concert hall, from Gaudí’s Palau Güell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi’s sports and leisure center in a former factory site in São Paulo... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Book of Bibles MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: This gorgeous edition brings together 50 of the finest medieval bible manuscripts from the Austrian National Library. With examples from every epoch of the Middle Ages, the collection explores visualizations of the bible in various... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bosch MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: The Adoration of the Magi is among the few surviving works by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch and is one of the most famous icons in art history. In this introduction you can learn about the others. Unique hidden-book-like works of horror,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rubens MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Prometheus Bound is one of the most popular paintings in our collection. In this perfect introduction to Peter Paul Rubens, you can learn more about this work and many others. Pathos, nudity, drama: the work of Rubens always tells... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Durer MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: More than 250 works by Albrecht Dürer are reproduced here to give the reader a comprehensive survey of the life and work of this unique and universal genius in genres ranging from prints and drawings to watercolors and oil paintings... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Jan Vermeer MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring is almost as famous as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. And yet the life and work of the painter remains as enigmatic as ever. This volume shows Vermeer’s small oeuvre and puts it into the context of... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Leonardo MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: A divine painter and universal genius, Leonardo da Vinci continues to fascinate us almost 500 years after his death. The works reproduced here allow readers to rediscover the entire spectrum of da Vinci’s prodigious artistic and... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Tintoretto MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Tintoretto shaped the artistic appearance of his hometown, Venice, like no other Renaissance artist. His works remain foundational for the European aesthetic. More than 180 pieces offer a fascinating insight into this artist’s genius... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gainsborough MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Thomas Gainsborough was one of the great English portrait and landscape painters of the eighteenth century. His modern manner of painting based on emotions was criticized by contemporaries such as Joshua Reynolds, but it gave... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view El Greco MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Greek artist Domínikos Theotokópoulos, usually referred to as El Greco, is considered one of the most outstanding artists of the late sixteenth century. He became the main representative of Mannerism in Spain with an individual style... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Botticelli MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Sandro Botticelli (1444/45–1510) numbers among the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. He attracted commissions from many of the most powerful figures of the Italian city states, above all the Medici family, creating... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gaudi MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Antoni Gaudí's architecture is unique and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Impressive forms, rich colors, and ingenious structural solutions create syntheses of natural inspiration and technical innovation, of styles... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gauguin MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: As a painter, designer, sculptor, and also a collector of art, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was the leader of the Pont-Aven school and one of the most important post-impressionist painters. Trained in painting by Camille Pissarro, he... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gustav Klimt (Taschen) MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bauhaus MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Green Architecture MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Sprouting with fresh ideas and sunny outlooks, this compact edition brings together the best examples of contemporary green buildings today. Well-known architects like Frank Gehry and Norman Foster sit alongside young, up-and-coming creators. Each entry... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Caravaggio (Taschen) MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, Caravaggio is now considered one of the greatest influences in all art history. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition offers a neat and comprehensive Caravaggio catalogue raisonné. Each of his paintings is... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Photographers A to Z MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia features every major photographer of the 20th century alongside her or his most significant monographs. From the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Costume History MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Florilegium: The Book of Plants MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: In 367 exquisite plates, this treasure of botanical literature records the flowers of the palatial grounds at Eichstätt, Bavaria, once some of the most beautiful gardens in history. The illustrations are organized by season and, following the... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Medieval & Renaissance Art MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: When Kunstwerke und Geräthschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852–1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a printed museum. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, the publication gives a comprehensive... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Leonardo: The Complete Drawings MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world’s most famous paintings, this scientist, artist, philosopher, inventor, builder, and... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Industrial Design MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of the telephone, you’ll take an even greater interest in this completely updated edition of Industrial... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Chronicle of the Crusades MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Completed circa 1474, Sébastien Mamerot’s lavishly illustrated manuscript is the only contemporary document to describe several centuries of French crusades, when successive kings tried to seize the Holy Land. Jean Colombe, the medieval... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Modern Art MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Dalí: The Paintings MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was one of the century’s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics—and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Design of the 20th Century MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Explore the modern age of design in this Bibliotheca Universalis edition of the 20th century’s key movements and trends. Featuring countless works from around the world, this is an essential compendium for design aficionados everywhere,... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Toulouse-Lautrec MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec recorded unforgettable images of belle-époque Paris in his paintings, lithographs, and posters. The posters created by the painter and graphic designer for the Moulin Rouge club in Montmartre remain extremely... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Pissarro MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: The father of impressionists, Camille Pissarro, was groundbreaking for the modern age. Whether it was painting or graphics, impressionism or pointillism, portraits or the worker genre—his work was extraordinarily versatile and full of... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mondrian MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: The work of Piet Mondrian is highly eclectic: from impressionist landscapes to cubism and abstracts, in the final years of his working life. This volume, enriched with images, provides a fascinating analysis of the Dutch artist’s... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mucha MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Art Nouveau, elegant ornamentation, and sensual women. Hardly any other artist proved a greater virtuoso in this style than Alphonse Mucha. Discover not only the most beautiful of the Czech artist’s posters, but also many of... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Egon Schiele MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: An eccentric exhibitionist, Egon Schiele documented the discord of his time in furious paintings of people and self-portraits. Schiele’s artistic universe is ready to be rediscovered with these many illustrations of drawings,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kirchner MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: The artistic work of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is considered a milestone of international modernism and the climax of German Expressionism. This volume documents the development of the multi-faceted oeuvre from the epoch-making... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Claude Monet MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Claude Monet’s extensive work is revealed in numerous images. He was a painter who like no other moved perception to the center of his artistic activities. Nature became his own studio. This resulted in fascinating landscapes of different... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hokusai MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: His Great Wave off Kanagawa is the most famous work in East Asian art. Hokusai, a self-confessed eccentric and obsessive, created with his pictures of the floating world a veritable encyclopedia of Japanese daily life and thus became a... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hiroshige MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Hiroshige is one of the most important artists of the Japanese woodblock print and is considered a master of “ukiyo-e,” the “pictures of the floating world.” His evocative illustrations show mainly landscapes and scenes from the capital... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gustav Klimt MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: "The Lady in Gold" was not his only painting! Gustav Klimt, the most controversial artist of his time, enjoys incomparable popularity to date. This book offers a fascinating insight into the extensive work of this remarkable artist... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Paul Klee MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Including more than 200 examples of both popular and lesser known works from private collections, this book captures all periods of Klee’s oeuvre, representing each stylistic metamorphosis and painting technique used by the artist. The... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Van Gogh MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Misunderstood during his lifetime and branded as “the crazy man with the red hair," Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists of all time. As one of the founders of modern art he created a unique body of work, against all odds,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cezanne MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Few painters are as well-known and admired as Cézanne. His work focuses on subjects popular since the Renaissance: portraiture, figure studies, landscapes, and still lifes. However, the way the artist transformed these traditional... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Edvard Munch MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Edvard Munch is the most important Scandinavian artist and a pioneer of Expressionism. With him, the existential fear, the loneliness of man, and the unpredictability of his feelings are drawn into art. With a novel and experimental painting... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kahlo Basic Art Series 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: By Andrea Kettenmann The arresting paintings of Frida Kahlo were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, she transformed the afflictions... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rodin: Basic Art Series 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: By François Blanchetière While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin paved the way for modern sculpture. From a very early stage, he was interested in movement, the expression of the body, chance... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Women Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: By Flavia Frigeri In 1971, in an essay that has now become one of the touchstones of feminist art history, Linda Nochlin raised the question heard round the world: “Why have there been no great women artists?” Since the 1970s, as a result of this kind of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view