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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 effects, and the incomplete...

Featuring over five hundred masterpieces from around the world, this revised and expanded guide is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This updated version of the museum's handbook presents more...

This slender mug features the art of Degas' Danseuse sur scène (1877)  Beautiful as a decorative object by itself, this mug is the perfect size to cradle in your hands while you enjoy a delicious hot beverage. Made from fired ceramic Holds 8...

This slender mug features the art of Van Gogh's Sunflowers (1888).  Beautiful as a decorative object by itself, this mug is the perfect size to cradle in your hands while you enjoy a delicious hot beverage. Made from fired ceramic Holds 8...

The iconic work "Cœurs volants", or "Fluttering Hearts" by Marcel Duchamp  was specially made by the artist (1887-1968) for the cover of the  Cahiers d’Art revue, n° 1-2, 11th year, 1936, representing three hearts,  one red...

The Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters were produced from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA (2,000 are known to exist). The posters were designed to publicize exhibits, community activities, theatrical productions, and health and...

Our enamel pin details Rousseau's Merry Jesters that will keep your cap, backpack of favorite jacket smiling! Rousseau's best-known paintings depict jungle scenes, even though he never left France or saw a jungle. His inspiration came from illustrations...

There are many myths about the artist Edgar Degas—from Degas the misanthrope to Degas the deviant, to Degas the obsessive. But there is no single text that better stokes the fire than Degas and His Model, a short memoir published by Alice...

While he waited for Paul Gauguin to join him in the Provençal city of Arles in 1888, Vincent van Gogh painted five audaciously decorative still lifes of sunflowers in simple earthenware jugs. At least two of these canvases decorated Gauguin's bedroom...

Mad about Painting collects beautiful new translations of Hokusai’s painting tutorials and related essays written by the artist and his peers—a selection made available in English for the first time.   Best known for his iconic print...

A compilation of esoteric musings, Kandinsky: Incarnating Beauty explores Alexandre Kojève’s philosophical approach to the relationship between art and beauty.   A teacher to Jacques Lacan, André Breton, and Albert Camus,...

Master sculptor Auguste Rodin’s illuminating writings on cathedrals in France are especially relevant and significant following the recent fire at Notre Dame.    In this volume, the writer and Rodin scholar Rachel Corbett selects...