Art

In a century that has alternately venerated and ridiculed the notion of the original, what better revenge for the mediocre artist than to turn to forgery? The century that spawned...

This title presents a significant overview of a major artist. Scheduled to mark a major donation of the work of Hughie O'Donoghue to IMMA by the American art collector Craig...

This compact volume features details of Michelangelo's life and creations from his magnificent sculptures and paintings to his intricate drawings. Brimming with beautiful illustrations, this is an indespensible guide to...

Sydney Opera House (1957-73) is one of the best-known buildings of the late twentieth century and perhaps Australia's most potent landmark, its white shell-like forms inextricably linked with the image...

Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) is one of the outstanding painters of the twentieth century. Highly controversial and single-minded in the pursuit of his personal vision, he often suffered neglect and hostility,...

"A must-have book for anyone interested in Dutch masters and the Dutch Golden Age." - Timeless Travel Magazine Today we marvel at the shimmering light, the detail and hidden significances...

"When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really is." Picasso said this in the 1950s, when he and Chagall were eminent neighbours living...

Visual indictment of war's horrors, modeled after Spanish insurrection (1808), the resultant Peninsular War and following famine. Miseries of war graphically demonstrated in 83 prints; includes veiled attacks on various...

At a time when artists were still primarily occupied with religious or mythological subject matter, the great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel (c. 1525-1569) turned his eye on the everyday. Most...

Diego Rivera - A revolutionary and troublemaker It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso, Dall and Andre Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, but he...

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) emerged from humble circumstances - reflected in his nickname, "the customs official". An employee in the Paris customs bureau, Rousseau was an autodidact who incrementally worked his...

Examining the complex set of political, social and cultural circumstances that produced one of the most important art movements of the 20th century, this book also serves as the catalogue...

Egyptian mummies, Michaelangelo's drawings, sculptures from Greece and Rome, exquisite porcelain from China, bronze masterpieces from Africa, the remarkable finds from Sutton Hoo - these are just some of the...

Incorporating work from all periods and geographical areas, this is an introduction to the many collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. From Ancient Egypt comes the...

This revised work provides a basic introduction to prints and printmaking. The book provides explanations of different techniques of printmaking and illustrates both details and whole prints to show the...

This book is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on the unique talents of iconoclastic artist-writer Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) as a portraitist. Lewis was the most important British...