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The grande dame of Norwegian Painting teacher of Nikolai Astrup and Harald Sohlberg. Harriet Backer (18451932) was one of Norways most prominent painters of the 19th century and a pioneer among women artists in Europe. In 1880, she debuted in the ...

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The grande dame of Norwegian Painting teacher of Nikolai Astrup and Harald Sohlberg. Harriet Backer (18451932) was one of Norways most prominent painters of the 19th century and a pioneer among women artists in Europe. In 1880, she debuted in the ...

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The painter Hans Purrmann (18801966) ranks among the most important colourists of twentieth- entury art. Drawing on Henri Matisse and the expressionists, he developed a distinct and acclaimed artistic practice over the course of a life lived in pl...

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Over one thousand years old, the Buddhist monastery complex of Tabo with its exquisitely preserved works of art ranks among the most fascinating cultural and historical treasures of mankind. The new edition of this richly illustrated volume shows ...

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Lasersteins current reputation as a great realist has assigned her an undisputed place in the 20th-century art history. Striking portraits, self-portraits and sensual nudes demonstrate her synthesis of traditional painting style and modern subject...

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Amedeo Modigliani (18841920) moved to Paris as a 22-year-old art student and is regarded as probably the last true bohmien in Montmartre. The exhibition catalogue to mark the 100th anniversary of his death shows him for the first time as a leading...

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Mit Nini und Carry Hess treten zwei herausragende jüdische Fotografinnen der Weimarer Republik in den Fokus, deren Karrieren von den Nationalsozialisten zerstört wurden. Der Band stellt Biografie und Werk der Frankfurter Schwestern vor. Der Schwer...

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Majestic and magical landscapes, the soft beauty of fields of flowers, the raw cold of winter: the works of Harald Sohlberg combine a Romantic perception of nature with a contemporary pictorial language akin to Symbolism. This volume assembles som...

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The Italian-American artist Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) is one of the main representatives of the postmodern Transavantgarde and Arte Cifra, the Italian version of Neo-Expressionism. Among his extensive oeuvre, the publication focuses on Clemente...

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Are we designers or artists? Maybe its possible to be both For more than three decades, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have been exploring with breathtaking virtuosity the boundaries between the worlds of haute couture and art. The book reflects...

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Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) war Maler, Grafiker und Karikaturist. Er lehrte als Bauhaus-Meister der ersten Stunde seit 1919 in Weimar und später Dessau und übersiedelte 1937 nach New York, wo er bis zu seinem Lebensende arbeitete. Das Buch präsen...

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The reconstructed Berliner Schloss in the heart of the German capital is both a monument of Baroque architecture and a vital new cultural building in the city. The art history, architecture and sculpture of the palaces masterful faades by Andreas ...

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Gottfried Helnweins (* 1948) Gemälde von Kindern berühren und verstören zugleich. Der hyperrealistische Charakter seiner Bilder verstärkt diesen Effekt zusätzlich. Das verletzbare und wehrlose Kind dient dem Künstler als zentrales Motiv in der Aus...

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Neben Albrecht Dürer gelten Hans Holbein d. Ä. und Hans Burgkmair als Wegbereiter der Renaissancemalerei im Norden. Wichtiges Zentrum dieser künstlerischen Blütezeit war die wohlhabende Reichs- und Handelsstadt Augsburg. Anhand hochkarätiger Werke...

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Moving Pictures examines the Hollywood career of Karl Struss (18861981), a pioneering artist of both still and moving images who reached the highest levels of success in both fields. It tells a multimedia story through photographs, films, and arch...

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Kühler und härter als Glas, aber weicher als ein Diamant - Bergkristall galt den Menschen stets als außergewöhnliches Material. Zahlreiche Legenden ranken sich um seine Herkunft und besonderen Kräfte. Als Heilmittel, beim Wahrsagen, in der Kirche ...

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Gustav Klimt (18621918) is the one artist whose name we associate in particular with Viennese Jugendstil and the Golden Age. As a sought-after painter of frescoes and the founding president of the Vienna Secession, as the portraitist of fashionabl...

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The English illustrator Anna Atkins (17991871) was in every respect a modern woman. For the publication of her plant collections she used the latest technology, the recently invented cyanotype. In 1843 she used the process to create the first phot...

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Vier Richter in roten Roben zeigen auf eine nackte Frau. Ihre schmutzig-weißen Gesichter bestehen nur aus Augenschlitzen. Die Frau steht mit ihrem Rücken zum Betrachter, die blonden Haare verknotet, den Kopf gesenkt. Sie hat sich aufgeg...

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Erich Heckel war Gründungsmitglied der Künstlergruppe Brücke, einer der Pioniere des Expressionismus und bedeutender Vertreter der klassischen Moderne im Nachkriegsdeutschland. Sein malerisches und plastisches Werk wird hier auf der Grundlage neue...

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Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Sir Henry Royce's philosophy has ensured that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has remained foremost in its field for more than...

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Born in Perpignan in southern France in 1964, the photographer and photojournalist Maurice Weiss now lives in Berlin. His work is published regularly in important journals and magazines across Europe. From still portraits to significant and often ...

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Orange, yellow, green, blue what happens in the human brain when colours are not seen with the physical eye, but instead aurally experienced with ones ears? This pub lication focuses on a sound installation by the Swiss artist Daniele Buetti commi...

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The revolutionary Viennese artists' association Hagenbund had a decisive influence on the art scene between 1900 and 1938, not only at home but also in Central Europe. It united different art movements under its umbrella and introduced a new ...

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Art-Histories sets out to broaden our understanding of history by looking at it through artefacts and their histories and works of art and the histories they tell. It takes a broad perspective, looking at art that reflects on history and contempor...

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The wish to create more than just an image as a mere reflection, more than just art for its own sake: Jrgen Messensee is an artist with many facets, hence it is not always easy to categorise his oeuvre. This beautifully illustrated book about his ...

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The sculptural relief technique is an integral part of Heinz Macks extensive oeuvre. With his so-called light-reliefs he examines what is at the core of his artistic practice: the interaction of light and surface. This publication provides a compr...

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For gardeners, Roaring Water Bay in West Cork in Ireland i s a paradise: the Gulf Stream, long hours of sunshine and the prevailing micro climate permit unique plants, even palm trees, to grow there. During the past twenty years a true masterpiece...

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Since the 1980s Thomas Schtte has created a highly individual, eni gmatic and disturbingly diverse oeuvre beyond the realms of all trends and fashions. This year the internationally renowned artist is being awarded the Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize ...

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Roland Fischers Faades are spectacular photographic pict ures: a visual grammar of architectural structures, an alphabet of abstract forms full of art historical references. Roland Fischer (b. 1958), whose work is exhibited worldwide in important ...

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