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A fl?neur and photographer at once, Eug?ne Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and...

Sharp angles, strange forms, lurid colors, and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks of Expressionism, the twentieth century movement that prioritized emotion over objective reality. Though...

This volume spans more than 500 remarkable records and is a journey into vinyl's extraordinary history. From rare and colorful editions, bold shapes, and bootleg X-ray vinyl of the USSR to daring...

Author: Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Peter GosselPublisher: TASCHENPublication Date: Oct 29, 2015Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3836560496ISBN-13: 9783836560498

Sportive gentlemen, lascivious ladies: Since the earliest days of photography, people have been getting up to all manner of rannygazoo in front of the lens. This collection presents the finest...

The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. It was an age of peace, prosperity, and progress after a series of bruising wars and turmoil within the French Republic, culminating in the...

Elected the architectural book of the year by the International Artbook and Film Festival in Perpignan, France, Fr?d?ric Chaubin's Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed explores 90 buildings in...

Among the women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary...

The beauty of nature and man's loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The artist often places a small human figure in a broad landscape, as in his famous...

From the towering Sagrada Fam?lia to the shimmering, textured fa?ade of Casa Batll? and the enchanting landscape of Park G?ell, it's easy to see why Antoni Gaud? (1852-1926) gained the epithet "God's...

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was not cut out for finance. Nor did he last particularly long in the French Navy, or as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen who did not speak Danish. He began painting in his...

Author: H. R. GigerPublisher: TASCHENPublication Date: Nov 11, 2018Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3836534207ISBN-13: 9783836534208

Born in the Brazilian countryside, and nearly six feet tall by the age of 14, Gisele B?ndchen grew from humble roots into one of the most successful supermodels in the world. This book celebrates her...

From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco Jos? de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) made a mark as one of Spain's most revered and controversial...

Greatest of All Time: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali is not just a book; it is a testament to the extraordinary life of one of the world's most famous athletes. GOAT delves into the intricate layers of...

The most exciting new buildings today are almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume less energy than ever before. Discover the best examples of green projects from the...

Walter Gropius (1883-1969) set out to build for the future. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, the Berlin-born architect had an inestimable influence on our aesthetic environment, championing a...

Over a century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of...

One of the key figures in the New York art world of the 1980s, Keith Haring (1958-1990) created a signature style that blended street art, graffiti, a Pop sensibility, and cartoon elements to...

The best of Harry Benson's era-defining Beatles portfolio captures them on the road, performing, relaxing, composing and acting in A Hard Day's Night. From their famous pillow fight in Paris to their...

Helmut Newton's lens captured the essence of elegance and glamorous sexuality, showcasing the allure of women as never before. His images tell stories of desire, seduction, intrigue, and powerplay,...

This is a photographic love story tracing the fifty-five years of collaboration, partnership and history of Helmut and June Newton. First published in 1998, their legendary joint project Us and Them...

"Some people's photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that's fine. But that's not why I do them. I'm a gun for hire," Helmut Newton told Newsweek...

Born in Berlin in 1920, Helmut Newton trained as a teenager with legendary photographer Yva, following her lead into the enticing pastures of fashion, portraiture and nudes. Forced to flee the Nazis...

In the midst of the realist-leaning artistic climate of the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance, Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) was more than an anomaly. Bosch's paintings are...

Author: Adele SchlombsPublisher: TASCHENPublication Date: June 12, 2019Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3836519631ISBN-13: 9783836519632

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world," ukiyo-e was a particular genre of art that flourished...

At the age of six, Hokusai was said to have painted his first picture, and a year after his death aged 89, his designs for illustrated books were posthumously published. Tracing a long, prolific...

Author: Rhiannon PagetPublisher: TASCHENPublication Date: October 16, 2019Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3836563371ISBN-13: 9783836563376

Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV,...