Artist Monographs
Forthcoming Books
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Karin Althaus et al.
Florine Stettheimer
The Great Masters of Art“I was thrilled”, was Andy Warhol’s enthusiastic reaction to the pictures of Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944). Many of the elements of her work inspired his Pop Art. During Stettheimer’s life her sensuous and ironic ... -
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Ed. Pia Dornacher et al.
Helmut Sturm
Subverting the RealHelmut Sturm’s paintings radiate powerful colours and forms, yet are simultaneously both lyrically tender and poetical. He developed his individual pictorial language in a study of Cubism and Art "Informel" as well as artists like ... -
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Ed. Contempo Rotterdam et al.
Isabelle Dyckerhoff
on canvas / on paperHow can you paint colour? That is the question which the Munich artist Isabelle Dyckerhoff asks herself anew before every picture. The material presence of colour, its expressive power and spatial effect are characteristic for her works on canvas ... -
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Ed. Hannelore Fischer
Käthe Kollwitz
A survey of her work 1867 - 1945“I want to have an effect during this age in which people are so perplexed and in need of help.” This sentence, a diary entry from 1922, is the creed of a great artist. It is as topical today as it was then. Käthe ... -
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Christoph Wagner
Hans Purrmann
The Great Masters of ArtThe painter Hans Purrmann (1880–1966) ranks among the most important painters in the history of twentieth-century art. His vibrant Colourism drew on the works of Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne, but he achieved independent international ... -
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Ed. Damian Lentini
Phyllida Barlow
frontierPhyllida Barlow (*1944) tests boundaries with her monumental sculptures in an eccentric yet humorous manner, reflecting on the relationship with our environment through her use of industrial and everyday materials. With impressive installation ... -
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Ed. Quentin Buvelot et al.
Jacobus Vrel
Looking for Clues of an Enigmatic PainterHis pictures look curious, his figures introverted and his street scenes strangely stage-like. Jacobus Vrel records everyday life in Holland during the 17th century, and creates quirky worlds at the same time. This volume presents the fascinating ... -
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Ed. Nicole Gnesa
Philip Grözinger’s art derives from his investigations of future-oriented visions. With his individualistic painterly signature he invites the viewer to join him on a surreal journey through the pictorial traditions of the Pop culture of ... -
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Ed. Quentin Buvelot et al.
Jacobus Vrel
Peintre du mystèreHis pictures look curious, his figures introverted and his street scenes strangely stage-like. Jacobus Vrel records everyday life in Holland during the 17th century, and creates quirky worlds at the same time. This volume presents the fascinating ... -
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Ed. Thomas Zuhr
All the Beauty at Hand
A Brief History of Hirmer PublishersFounded in 1948, Hirmer Publishers soon established a name for art books produced to the highest standards. Over the past decade they have become equally well-known in English-speaking countries, with a reputation as one of the most prestigious ... -
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Ed. Kunsthalle Bielefeld et al.
Jacoba van Heemskerck
Truly ModernIn less than two decades, Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876–1923) created a powerful oeuvre comprising paintings, woodcuts, glass works and mosaics. Her expressive subjects, including landscapes, townscapes and harbour scenes, are characterised by ...