Diego Rivera (1886–1957) is a loud presence on the art historical stage. With devout political principles and a turbulent romantic history, he was at once husband and paladin of Frida Kahlo, advocate and adversary of Stalin’s Soviet Union, .. Zobraziť viac
Hailed the “Prince of the Impressionists”, Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to... Zobraziť viac
An Expressionist before the term was coined, James Ensor (1860-1949) was the classic insider-outsider enigma. He knew all the right art-world figures but loathed most of them. His style lurched from the Gothic fantastical to the Christian visionary... Zobraziť viac
Offers an informative and in-depth look at the great themes, techniques, movements and artists from ancient and medieval art up to the present day. It features full-colour photographs, illustrations and clear, concise text... Zobraziť viac
What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help ... Zobraziť viac
Debuting in Milan, Fontana settled in Paris in the mid 1930s, where he joined the Abstraction-Creation group and created expressionist sculptures in ceramic and bronze. He later moved to Argentina, where he developed his highly ... Zobraziť viac
With his graphic style, figural distortion, and defiance of conventional standards of beauty, Egon Schiele (1890 1918) was a pioneer of Austrian Expressionism and one of the most startling portrait painters of the 20th century... Zobraziť viac
As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned - this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer. John Ruskin, Turner's uncompromising 19th-century defender, ... Zobraziť viac
Vincent van Gogh used art to express his intensely emotional response to the world around him. Enraptured by the beauty of nature and tormented by the sorrows of human existence, he produced in his tragically short life some of the ... Zobraziť viac
A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists - aimed at young readers and written from Kusama's point of view! ... Zobraziť viac
This new anthology of poems, favourites from the nation's longest-running and best-loved request programme for verse, moves with the seasons, following the turning year from John Clare's 'pale splendour of the winter sun' to John Keats's ... Zobraziť viac
After flirtations with Realism, Impressionism, and Symbolism, Kiev-born Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) found his metier in dissolving literal, representational figures and landscapes into pure, emotionally-charged abstraction... Zobraziť viac
Exciting investigations in north-west China are about to reveal more of the mysteries of the huge mausoleum of the Qin Emperor, a portion of which was accidently discovered in 1974 by farmers who were digging a well... Zobraziť viac
Aimed at all painters, from beginners to the more experienced, this book is packed with expert advice on all aspects of acrylic painting: what to do, and what not to do. Learn how to choose and mix colors, and create a multitude... Zobraziť viac
Přední český ilustrátor a autor obálek představuje přůřez své tvorby. Indiáni, démoni, draci a monstra...a také Amélie. Fantasy a scifi obrazy. 6 velkých barevných tisků a 6 menších barevných tisků... Zobraziť viac
První souborný katalog díla současné umělkyně Pavly Scerankové. Poskytuje reprezentativní přehled tvorby této mladé a výrazné, konceptuálně orientované autorky, od jejich tvůrčích počátků na přelomu tisíciletí do současnosti... Zobraziť viac
Publikace je zaměřena na rozbor výtvarných děl českého malíře Josefa Váchala, který žil v letech 1884 až 1969. V práci je sledován Váchalův vývoj výtvarných děl, které tvořil pod vlivem symbolismu, secese, naturalismu a... Zobraziť viac
Známý autor řady publikací o české historii Josef Hrubeš v novém česko – francouzském vydání nám přibližuje pozoruhodný život velkého českého malíře, který působil většinu života v Paříži, kde si získal renomé a byl poctěn nejvyššími francouzskými řády. Zobraziť viac
Kniha popisuje bohatou symboliku monumentální, devět a půl metru vysoké dřevěné plastiky Reprezentant lidství, kterou vytvářel Rudolf Steiner společně s britskou sochařkou Edith Maryon od roku 1914 až do své smrti v roce 1925.... Zobraziť viac
Rakouský malíř Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) se narodil na předměstí Vídně jako syn českého zlatníka Ernsta a od mládí projevoval výrazné umělecké schopnosti... Zobraziť viac
