Art & Design Styles: c 1900 to c 1960

August Macke (18871914) quickly ascended to notoriety, only to be killed at the tender age of 27 at the start of World War I. Despite his brief car...

August Macke (18871914) quickly ascended to notoriety, only to be killed at the tender age of 27 at the start of World War I. Despite his brief car...

Diego Rivera (18861957) is a loud presence on the art historical stage. With devout political principles and a turbulent romantic history, he was a...

For Marc Chagall (18871985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved...

25 years after the publication of the Joint Declaration, in which the Federal Republic of Germany committed itself to the Washington Principles in ...

A concise compendium of the lives and work of the 101 most significant Surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestsellin...

The work of Henri Matisse (18691954) reflects an ongoing belief in the power of brilliant colors and simple forms. Though famed in particular for h...

This sumptuous art book offers a unique perspective on the Impressionist achievement, celebrating the magic of the past and revealing its legacy in...

Why did the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim in New York, and art collectors and curators such as Katherine Dreier and Alfred Barr, collect ...

For Marc Chagall (18871985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved...

Victory Boogie Woogie, Mondrians unfinished masterpiece created in 1942-44, has come to be regarded as not merely the high point of his oeuvre, but...

Towards the end of his monumental career as a painter, sculptor, and lithographer, an elderly, sickly Matisse was unable to stand and use a paintbr...

For Marc Chagall (18871985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved...