Painting
Forthcoming Books
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newKaren Straub
Book art at its finest! This volume presents a distinguished French Gothic prayer book in a lavish and playful light. The breviary’s illuminated texts are marvellously executed: cheerful and whimsical motifs with tiny figures and bustling ... -
newEd. Anja Richter et al.
European Realities - European Realism Movements of the 1920s and 1930s
A collection of art works from Europe in the 1920s and 30s, an exceptionally diverse period of art presented as never beforeThree hundred works from twenty-one countries form a European panorama of the many facets of realism in art that were ubiquitous in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. They tell of poverty and misery, economic upheaval, artistic flourishing and ... -
newEd. Eszter Kardos
Viewing mannerism in the 21st century: The publication presents highlights from the print collection of Georg Baselitz, one of today’s most celebrated artists, and a selection from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest’s collection. ... -
newEd. Matthias Mühling et al.
Iman Issa
Let's PlayMore artist’s book than monograph, this volume traces the exciting interplay between Iman Issa’s (b. 1979) objects, photos , text and video. Is an artwork at the mercy of the viewer’s interpretation, and does its meaning change ... -
newEd. Pantea Haghighi
Modern Iran and the Avant-gardes
1948 – 1978Modern Iran and the Avant-Gardes explores how the complex cultural tensions of the nation’s period between 1948 and 1978 led to artistic innovation. As Iran modernised, modernism became distinctly Iranian. Iranian artists created a unique ... -
newEd. Pauline Behrmann et al.
Käte Steinitz
From Hannover to Los AngelesKäte Steinitz (1889–1975) is today best known for her collaboration with Kurt Schwitters. This monograph covers her multifaceted activities as an artist and writer in avant-garde circles during the Weimar Republic, as well as her ... -
newEd. Heinz R. Böhme
You Will Not Be Forgotten
The Lost Generation. Their Art. Their Stories.The second volume from the “Art of the Lost Generation” Museum continues to explore artists who were excluded, persecuted, censored or driven into obscurity under the Nazi regime. As one of the era’s few remaining contemporary ... -
newAdrian Sudhalter
Carl Grossberg
New Forms in the World of TechnologyCarl Grossberg’s (1894–1940) painting career was bracketed by the two world wars. He drew his subject matter from “the enormous wealth of new forms in the world of technology,” recognizing both its potential and dangers. The ... -
newDoris von Drathen
From egg tempera to chalk and oil paint, Janaina Tschäpe has mastered a style of painting that combines Nordic depth with supple, airborne line dancing. The author Doris von Drathen, an art historian specializing in Aby Warburg’s ... -
newEd. Kerstin Drechsel et al.
Edvard Munch
AngstA book with bestseller potential – Edvard Munch, a key figure of European modernism, and one of his most important themes: angst. Everyone knows it and fears it – regardless of cultural and social background – yet ... -
newEd. Manuchehr Kudratov
The work of the Uzbek artist Bobur Ismoilov (b. 1973, Tashkent) portrays a theatrical world: at times showing costumed individuals, at other times scenes filled with all kinds of figures telling stories that are fairytale-like, mysterious, and surreal. ... -
newEd. Asten Astrid von et al.
A journey to the art capital of the 1930s: Paris. The avant-garde group abstraction-création and its fifty or so members were an inspiration to the art world with their clear lines and kaleidoscopic experiments with form. Leading figures of ... -
newEd. Rehema C. Barber
Delve into a collection a century in the making with 101 Legendary Selections from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA), which honors our past and points toward our future. -
newLucas Haberkorn et al.
Asger Jorn
Aesthetic Squalls from the NorthDanish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor Asger Jorn (1914–1973) is one of the most influential European artists of the postwar period. His experimental art combines surrealism, Dada, abstract expressionism, informel, and action painting ... -
newEd. Reinhard & Sonja Ernst Stiftung, Wiesbaden
Abstract Expressionism - And Beyond
American Painting in the Collection Reinhard ErnstThis lavishly illustrated publication shows outstanding works of postwar American art prior to the opening of the Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden. From Josef Albers via Helen Frankenthaler to Andy Warhol and Julian Schnabel, they illustrate the ... -
newEd. Christian Bauer et al.
Egon Schiele – Oskar Kokoschka
Networkers and rivalsA rivalry that produced artistic masterpieces. Lavishly illustrated, this publication examines the relationship between two icons of the Austrian art scene, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele. These young stars were rivals and gifted networkers; ... -
newEd. Christian Bauer et al.
Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka
Networkers and RivalsIt was a rivalry that sparked artistic masterpieces. The lavishly illustrated publication looks at the relationship between the two towering figures of Austrian Modernism, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele. They were rivals and masterful networkers; ... -
newEd. Renée Gadsden et al.
Ayeye! Ruth Baumgarte at Iwalewahaus
Ruth Baumgarte in the IwalewahausThe new, richly illustrated book revolves around Ruth Baumgarte's conception of humanity – from her early works of the Second World War to the vividly colored African compositions of her later years. In her oeuvre, experiences of the ... -
newEd. Ian Blair et al.
World Without End
The George Washington Carver ProjectWorld Without End examines the ongoing impact of the groundbreaking African American scientist and artist George Washington Carver. The book reframes Carver’s contributions to science, art, and activism alongside the work of contemporary ... -
newEd. Marie Gaitzsch
This book shows some of Uwe Wittwer’s most impressive works, offering an immersive experience of his ongoing creative journey. Through watercolour and oil alike, Wittwer creates a delicate interplay between real and imagined, past and ... -
newEd. Georg Kolbe Museum et al.
Marlow Moss. The substantial, the visible, the object
With Leonor Antunes, Tacita Dean, Florette Dijkstra and Ro RobertsonThis book explores the work of artist Marlow Moss, who is finally receiving the recognition she deserves! She is every bit as talented as her male counterpart, Piet Mondrian. Moss‘s artistic exploration of space and the light within it ... -
newEd. Dancing Foxes Press et al.
In the Company of Artists
A History of Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture"In the Company of Artists" is the first major study of Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, the influential summer art school founded by artists for artists amidst the tumult of World War II. Skowhegans philosophy and impact, ... -
newEd. Samantha Cataldo et al.
Facing the Elements
Visualizing Weather Then, Climate NowCombining historical and contemporary treatments of weather and climate in art, this catalog features masterworks from 1500 through the present day that engage with weather, meteorology, and climate. -
newEd. Marcus Andrew Hurttig et al.
Carl Grossberg
Objective – Magical – VisionaryThis comprehensive publication dedicated to Carl Grossberg (1894–1940) accompanies a retrospective exhibition of his work at two German museums. His industrial structures, vats and machines are testimony to the rapid technological progress at ... -
newEd. Jonas Beyer et al.
A master of Belgian Symbolism rediscovered! The motifs of Félicien Rops' (1833–1898) erotic works still provoke today. At the end of the 19th century, they shattered every boundary of art. With a sharp eye and a pointed pen, ... -
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newRosa JH Berland
Edward E. Boccia
Painter of Nightmares and DreamsEdward E. Boccia (1921-2012) is a widely collected yet overlooked American artist. The publication offers an intimate journey of discovery of the life and work of this modern painter whose pictorial language reveals a vision of universal ... -
newEd. Mark Wonsidler
Creativity and Connection
Lehigh University Art Galleries at 100Celebrating a century of art: Creativity and Connection features one hundred works from the colle Celebrating a century of art: Creativity and Connection features one hundred works from the collection of Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) in ... -
newEd. Daniel Zamani
Rivaling Reality
Sixty Years of PhotorealismA pyrotechnic display of illusionistic painting – with around ninety masterworks by more than thirty artists to celebrate sixty years of international photorealism. Richard Estes, Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, Ron Kleemann, Karin Kneffel, ... -
newChristoph Wagner
Johannes Itten
Catalogue raisonné Vol.III. Documents and Sources on the Biography. Graphic Work, Sculpture, Tapestries, Furniture. 1888-1967The Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) was not only a pioneering art theorist and a prominent teacher at the Bauhaus, but he also left an extensive and wide-ranging oeuvre which is only known in part today. The lavishly illustrated ... -
newEd. Anselm Kiefer et al.
ANSELM KIEFER - Becoming the Sea
Includes previously unpublished artist writingsSince the late 1960s, Anselm Kiefer has made art that explores the profound depths of human history. For his first American retrospective in twenty years, he takes the river as a metaphor for the flux of life and passage of time. Breathtaking new ... -
newRobert Hobbs
Chris Dorland
Future RuinsFuture Ruins explores the cutting-edge vision of Chris Dorland in his debut monograph, the definitive introduction to the acclaimed artist’s dystopian digital aesthetic: a fusion of digital media and painting, exploring themes of ... -
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newEd. Hedda Finke et al.
Beckmann
DrawingsAround eighty works from all Max Beckmann’s creative phases reveal him as an idiosyncratic interpreter of the world. Drawing was existential for him as an artist: with pencil, chalk, pen and pastel he collected motifs, searched for new formal ...
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