Art History

Avant-Garde as Method explores the nature of design education in the Soviet Union 1920-30. The mass character of teaching art and technology was as...

Around 1500, Lucas Cranach the Elder steps onto the world stage in Vienna. The publication explores this, the artists earliest period of work and ...

Latinx artist Tamara Kostianovsky began using her discarded clothes as artistic material shortly after immigrating to the United States, addressing...

Peter Paul Rubens was the most inventive and prolific northern European artist of his age. This book discusses his life and work in relation to thr...

Jan Hendrix is a Dutch-born, Mexico-based contemporary artist. His work is all about observation and analysis; nature and its diff erent ways of re...

Available in a limited print run of 1,000 setsthe stunning nine-volume presentation of the incredible Buddhist caves at Dunhuang in northwestern Ch...

The first comprehensive, comparative study of the visual culture of monarchy in the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne This book provides t...

Scholarly considerations of Andy Warhol abound, including very fine catalogues raisonné, notable biographies, and essays in various exhibition cata...

Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This luxury guide to the highlights of the collection provides an essential ...

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a radical sculptor whose unorthodox approach to sculpture-making provided a definitive break in the history of Wester...

A beautifully produced, pocket-sized near-facsimile edition of J.M.W. Turner's illuminating 'Wilson' sketchbook.  Turner's sketchbooks were priva...

What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today? What is its place tomorrow? Heritage is all around us: millions bel...

For Kurt Jackson (b.1961), Painting the sea could become an obsession, an entire oeuvre in its own right, an endless life absorbing task. And, as t...

How and why did painters centre sensory experience, enchanting emotions, and cultural landscapes in South Asia? A Splendid Land is the first exhibi...

The strength and vitality of Denver artist Paul Kontnys work reflected his passion for life and the inspiration he found in his environment. Happy ...

Showcasing marbled paper, paste paper, fold-and-dye papers, and more, this book reveals a little-known arts phenomenon from its grass roots in the ...

Mary Mattingly is a visual artist. She founded Swale, an edible landscape on a barge in New York City. Docked at public piers but following waterwa...

A comprehensive overview of the oeuvre of Belgian painter Jan Van Imschoot A comprehensive overview of the oeuvre of Belgian painter Jan Van Imscho...

The first book to feature Jacob Lawrences Nigeria series, this richly illustrated volume also highlights Africas place as a global center of modern...