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Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and everyday life. Fifty of the most representative pieces...

This highly readable and informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Stanley Spenc...

The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the...

From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this color...

Today's young designers are savvier and more daring than ever before. Happy to exist within or outside of the established houses of haute couture, ...

The newest addition to Prestel s highly successful 50...You Should Know series offers the perfect introduction to the best contemporary photographe...

Designers have shaped our modern age, whether it's the chair we're sitting in, the computer we're reading on, or the house we're living in. Design ...

Fifty major fashion designers are profiled in this book with full-color spreads that showcase their most memorable creations. Red carpet regulars s...

No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. Here fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through...

Starting with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and ending with Matthew Barney, nearly every prominent figure in Modern art is represented in vibrant d...

Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color rep...

This dynamic introduction to the most important photographers from the inception of photography to today bears witness to the magic of the camera. ...

The birth of photography opened the doors to a new kind of art, one that recorded events with the immediacy not possible with painting and drawing....

Throughout the history of art most of the world's greatest artists have produced portraits at some point in their careers, whether commissioned by ...

This beautifully produced, richly detailed, and comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era...

From two of the world's leading experts on watch collecting, this supremely elegant and informative selection of one hundred watches traces the tim...

Its difficult to grasp the enormous changes life on Earth has undergone since it first came into existence, but this marvelously illustrated book m...

A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was an intrepid explorer, naturalist and scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This...

Set in Casa Batlló, one of Antoni Gaudís most renowned buildings, this joyful story introduces young readers to the architects work, inciting their...

For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. In that tradition, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been rehabilitati...

Launched in time for a major exhibition of Virgil Abloh''s work, this flip book shows images from the original video created to launch the sophomor...