Art

Dali's themes and philosophical reflections are illustrated in a chronological collection of his cosmic paintings

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is considered the first significant American painter in 20th century art. Living in a secluded country house with his wife, Josephine, he depicted the loneliness of big...

Henri Matisse by Alastair Sooke - an essential guide to one of the 20th century's greatest artists'One January morning in 1941, only a fortnight or so after his seventy-first birthday,...

Alberti's Della Pittura was the first modern analytical study of painting, a pioneering treatise on the theory of art. A systematic description of the one-point perspective construction, it was primarily...

Undoubtedly the most sensual artist and the greatest colourist of the 20th century, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) trained as a lawyer, a fact which perhaps accounts for the contrast in his...

Who could possibly have forecast on New Year's Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisites? The term "art" has been defined...

The definitive account of the life and work of one of the most influential of all artists."The best book ever written on Raphael."-Brian Sewell, Interiors"A superbly illustrated and comprehensive survey....

Piero della Francesca has long been admired as one of the greatest of all Renaissance painters. Much archival and technical work has been done concerning him and his work (including...

GAUGUIN BY HIMSELF is the first publication to give equal weight to the full range of Gauguin's activities both as an artist and a writer. His letters, including many to...

Widely recognised as the most influential artist of his generation and the leader of the group that become known as the Impressionists, this elegant Parisian from a conventional background, nonetheless...

Old Testament, St. Jerome, Passion, Life of Virgin, Apocalypse, 346 in all. Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. "It was in woodcut design that the creative genius of Durer reached its highest...

DEGAS BY HIMSELF is a milestone in published approaches to the work of this remarkable figure. No other book has illustrated so many of Degas' works in colour, including his...

A volume on the life and work of Paul Cezanne (1836-1906), a painter whose innovative ideas of representation set him apart from his contemporaries and led the way for a...

Discover, or return to, the world's greatest heroic fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta in this landmark art collection entitled, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta. The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define...

An illuminating guide to history's most influential and inspiring artists - from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo - and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly.How did...

Vanguard's original Sketchbook series continues with a follow-up to the best-selling hit, Frazetta Sketchbook, Vol. I, with more classic and unseen material by the acclaimed, revolutionary Master of the Fantastic...