History of Art & Design Styles: c 1800 to c 1900

During a tragically short career, Richard Caton Woodville (18251855) produced iconic works depicting mid-century America. Born in Baltimore and tra...

Built in 1610 during the reign of James I and remodeled in 1637-39 by the future first Earl of Dysart, Ham House and its gardens have endured throu...

This is an insightful survey on the materials and techniques of American artistis, from 1860 to 1945. This second volume in the American Painter's ...

A spectacular survey of the world's most comprehensive collection of works by the Impressionist master Renoir The Barnes Foundation is home to the ...

Barye was the most famous artist of the group of sculptors we know as Les Animaliers. His art went beyond the mere representation of animals, howev...

This is the fourth and final volume in the complete catalogue of the work of William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). Included in this handsome book are ...

Sarah Angelina Acland (1849-1930) is one of the most important photographers of the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. Daughter of the Reg...

This book offers a new look at works by notable French artists represented in the collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Colo...

William Morris-the great 19th century craftsman, architect, designer, poet and writer-remains a monumental figure whose influence resonates powerfu...

By 1947, Matisse in his seventies and suffering poor health much preferred the simple, fluid act of cutting forms from painted paper to drawing o...

John Rogers (1829-1904) is arguably the most popular American sculptor ever, selling over 80,000 small plasters, known as 'Rogers Groups' over the ...

From the 1890s through the turn of the century, there was a flourishing of imaginative art and craft throughout Europe that we now know as Art Nouv...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is so closely associated with Impressionist painting that the surprising diversity of his early work is frequentl...

This publication will be a valuable resource for art historians as well as the general public, with little scholarship previously published in Engl...

Large-scale wall charts were fundamental tools of classroom instruction throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected ...

Many people know that Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a founder of French Impressionism, a master of landscape painting whose works include Impression...

In his Ten O'Clock Lecture in 1885, American James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) presented himself as an artist set apart from the public, bearing n...

Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art features all of the popular works of this insightful and experim...

A 128-page ruled notepad with 21 beautifully reproduced paintings by the pre-Raphaelite master J.W. Waterhouse (1849-1917).

Originally published in 1930 in an edition of 100 copies, Gertrude Steins Dix Portraits pairs her singular literary style with original lithographs...

The 1890s have become legendary: the period of Wilde, Beardsley and the Yellow Book; a decadent twilight at the close of the Victorian century, wh...

Russian portraiture enjoyed a golden age between the late 1860s and the First World War. While Tolstoy and Dostoevsky were publishing masterpieces ...

Paul Cézanne, whom Pablo Picasso called the father of us all, is widely considered to be 20th-century modernisms presiding genius. Cézannes pioneer...

Looking past the apparent lack of a sustainable Irish display culture, this book demonstrates that there is a very full story to tell of the way Ir...

This book argues that Ford Madox Browns murals in the Great Hall of Manchester Town Hall (187893) were the most important public art works of their...

Preface and Acknowledgments by Washburn S. Oberwager In 1865 the American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church and his wife, Isabel, traveled to...

A rich narrative and detailed documentation of the 54th regiment give insight into Augustus Saint-Gaudens'' famous Civil War Memorial On July 18, 1...

Perfect for the small beading enthusiast this book is packed full of projects. All of the projects have detailed recipes and are fully illustrated ...

A new survey of the best works by the elusive and spectacular Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla. Often compared to his contemporary, the Americ...

Part of a series of handy, luxurious Flame Tree Pocket Books. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed o...

Known today for his atmospheric views of the river Oise, Charles Francois Daubigny was a pioneer of modern landscape painting and an important prec...

Following the success of Seas, Cities and Dreams in 2000, the authors return with a second volume on the works of this remarkable 19th century mast...

'Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion' is the first volume to explore the vast assortment of church decorations and memorials produced by Louis...

This beautifully illustrated volume takes a fresh look at some of the most enduring landscapes painted by Claude Monet between 1883 and 1926 in and...

When the author bought a falling down fortified house on the Staffordshire moorlands, he had no reason to anticipate the astonishing tale that woul...

The artistic accomplishments of James Northcote (17461831) have tended to be overshadowed by his role as a biographer of Joshua Reynolds, first pre...

Gauguin's great diary from Tahiti almost never saw the light of day in its original form. The manuscript was sent by the artist from his island ref...