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At the Auberge Ravoux, in a tiny artists' village twenty miles from Paris, Vincent Van Gogh experienced a burst of creativity, producing some seventy works in an astounding seventy days. The auberge, his last home, operates today as the Maison de Van Gogh, and little has changed in the intervening c... More

"This little book is amazing! The author discusses each of Vermeer's known 35 paintings, bringing intelligence and insight to the artist and his works. Though not much is known about Vermeer's life, we learn a fair amount about his techniques and the influences from which he drew. I found it extreme... More

Chosen to represent the United States at the 46th Venice Biennale, artist Bill Viola is recognized internationally for his work in video and sound installations. This book brings together a selection of essays, notebook entries, interviews, drawings and descriptions of projects that map Viola's pers... More

This volume reinstates a large number of passages omitted from earlier editions of Van Gogh's letters and includes, whenever possible, the wonderful pen-and-ink sketches Van Gogh added to his written messages. Ronald de Leeuw's notes provide informative links between the letters. 49 sketches. 4 facs... More

This book traces the artist's successive triumphs as a draftsman, first in the Netherlands and later in France, highlighting the diversity of his technical invention and the striking continuity of his vision.Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) believed that drawing was "the root of everything." A self-taug... More

In this carefully researched new study, Trippi presents a fresh and absorbing analysis of the Victorian artist's seductresses, martyrs and nymphs, and the cultural and historical circumstances in which they were produced. 200 color illustrations.... More

A complete catalogue of the 871 paintings and a detailed monograph on his life and art This study of Vincent van Gogh represents a rare and happy chance in art history, combining a detailed monograph on his life and art with a complete catalogue of the 871 paintings by one of the greatest modern ar... More

- An accessible introduction to the works of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)- The author, himself a painter, presents an artist's appreciation of Waterhouse as a master of Romantic classicism- Includes his paintings of Ophelia, the Lady of Shalott and Pandora - some of the most archetypal Victor... More

This handsome retrospective offers an affordable treasury of works by the nation's best and most popular artists. Ranging from the colonial era to the early 20th century, it features urban and rural scenes, portraits, and folk art by such famous figures as Copley, Whistler, Eakins, Benton, and Wood.... More

In this study, Christiane Hertel interprets the suppositions underlying Vermeer's canonization in the nineteenth century and also addresses the critical problem of locating his paintings in history. The specific concepts guiding critics were developed in the context of a reappraisal of Dutch paintin... More

Based on the Tamil Nadu Matriculation class 10 syllabus this book will help students prepare effectively for the board examination.... More