painting

Presents a comprehensive guide to the materials that artists use, and discusses each medium, includes tips from professional artists, and more.

Presents a look artists, writers, musicians, and composers that called postwasr France home in the 1920s, covering lesser known expatriates and well-know celebreties, includin Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, Cole Porter, Jean Coteau, Pablo Picasso, John Dos Passos, and more.

A comprehensive visual biography of the life and career of Andy Warhol that contains 2,000 images and documents that depicts the major events, people, works and moments in the artist's life told in chronological order by subject.

A collection of full-color reproductions of the works of Raphael that also explores the painter's personal life, painting style, and impact on the art world.

Contains over 250 drawings and paintings along with over 150 letters of nineteenth-century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.

Explores the life and work of Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins, focusing on the melancholy of his portraits and his use of painting to express his perceptions of life and the world around him.

Chronicles the life and career of American artist Judy Chicago, drawing from her personal letters and diaries, published and unpublished writings, and over 250 interviews with figures surrounding her; examines the feminist thread throughout her works; and discusses her impact on the perception and inclusion of women in art.

Examines the history behind one of the world's most famous paintings through a number of American, French, and British sources and addresses the artist's relationship with his mother and his struggle for recognition.

Chronicles the life and career of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, examining his techniques in various media and exploring the impact of personal experiences on his subject matter and style.

Interprets the painting by Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts the building of the Tower of Babel.