Painting
Forthcoming Books
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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 ... -
newMateusz Mayer
Canaletto & Bellotto
Observation and Invention in Venice, London, and ViennaGiovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, and his nephew Bernardo Bellotto used their richly detailed cityscapes to shape public understanding of the places they depicted. Mateusz Mayer vividly describes how Venice became the stage for a ... -
newEd. Jonas Beyer et al.
Félicien Rops
Laboratory of DesiresA master of Belgian Symbolism rediscovered! Félicien Rops’s (1833–1898) erotic works remain provocative today – and in the nineteenth century, they transgressed every boundary of art. With a keen eye and a sharp pen, Rops ... -
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. 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 95 masterworks by more than thirty artists to celebrate sixty years of international photorealism. Richard Estes, Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, Ron Kleemann, Karin Kneffel, Gerhard Richter ... -
newEd. Tiffany E. Barber
Data Consciousness
Reframing Blackness in Contemporary PrintA richly illustrated exploration of the impact of W.E.B. Du Bois on Black artists working today, documenting the landmark 2025 printmaking project “Printing Black America.” -
newEd. Madeleine Frey et al.
Marianna Simnett
HeadlessMarianna Simnett’s (b. 1986) dreamlike, surreal worlds take us into a labyrinth of fragmented realities and uncanny encounters. Using video, artificial intelligence, sculpture, painting, and music, the artist creates immersive installations ... -
newEd. Frank Schmidt
Happy Birthday, Paula Modersohn-Becker! This volume celebrates 150 years since the birth of the fascinating artist, who remains of the most important figures of the German avant-garde. Examining her artistic development in depth and presenting ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
newEd. Marc Wellmann
Ruprecht von Kaufmann
HundertAn extraordinary artistic response to the work of Otto Dix. In his series Hundert (Hundred), Ruprecht von Kaufmann explores the themes and aesthetic language of the German modernist master through more than thirty paintings, most of them at a large ... -
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. Kinga Bódi et al.
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. Susanne Gaensheimer et al.
Desire, eroticism, playing with gender – these qualities in the works of queer artists are not regarded here as external to the creative process, but rather as foundational. By approaching the art through a perspective of queer ... -
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 ... -
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. 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 ... -
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. Renée Gadsden et al.
Ayeye!
Ruth Baumgarte in the IwalewahausThis new, richly illustrated book centres on how Ruth Baumgarte depicted humanity – from her early works created during the Second World War to the vibrantly colourful Africa pictures of her later years. Across her oeuvre, a personal ... -
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. 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; ... -
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 ... -
newDieter Nuhr
Dieter Nuhr
Somewhere Else is EverywhereIn his pictures, Dieter Nuhr reveals a quiet yet compelling view of the world. His works combine photography, painting and drawing in a unique manner. With a fine sense of atmosphere, he transforms fleeting moments into images of timeless beauty ... -
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.
Creating Space – The Constructivist Marlow Moss
With Leonor Antunes, Tacita Dean, Florette Dijkstra and Ro RobertsonThe volume on the oeuvre of artist Marlow Moss, who is now receiving the recognition she deserves! In no way should she be placed beneath her male counterpart, Piet Mondrian. Through painting, drawing and sculpture, Moss explored her artistic quest ... -
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