Explores the artistic relationship between Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, both acknowledged masters of modern art, discussing their rivalry and grudging respect for each other, and includes reproductions of their work, notes, and a chronology.
Presents approximately one hundred drawings, collages, and writings by early twentieth-century Swiss artist Adolf W?lfli, along with three essays on his artistic significance. Contains seventy-six color plates.
Explains how the small but vibrant Dutch city of Delft produced a wide range of artworks during the seventeenth century, and traces the history and culture of Delft from the 1200s through the lifetime of the city's most renowned painter, Johannes Vermeer.
Presents and describes 138 of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and sets of notes and includes a chronology and nine essays on such topics as his left-handedness, the Codex Leicester, his grotesques, his early drapery studies, and attribution and authenticity.
Chronicles the history of the Pierre Matisse Gallery which opened in 1931, highlighting the role of Matisse in the establishment of the New York art world, and documents some of the significant works by established and lesser-known artists exhibited at the gallery.
Presents and describes 334 works by late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French painter, printmaker, and photographer ?douard Vuillard, and includes four essays.
Profiles two hundred works in oil, sculpture, and ceramics created by Pablo Picasso from 1898 to 1972, many of which belong in private collections and have never been seen before.
