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Learn about Henri Matisse, one of 20th century's most beloved artists, and his artistic legacy.

Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist.

Paul Gauguin. Paul Gauguin gave up his promising career at the bank in 1883, deciding that from now onwards I will paint every day.

Kim Reuter's artworks are overlaid with an intimate silence-they radiate peace and abandonment. The artist's subjects are mainly classical: portrait, landscape, interior and still life. However, she is not bound by classifications: these categories overlap, and the boundaries between them are fluid. Her colours appear "well-tempered," and their potential for physiognomic expression is multifarious. This book presents Kim Reuter's complete œuvre, and endeavours to give an overall view of the artist's personality and work through images and photos, plus an essay and an interview.

KEYNOTE: This authoritative history of one of modern art's most important movements celebrates one hundred years since the inception of the Blue Rider artists' group. Although it only lasted three years--from 1911 to 1914--the collaborative force of German and Russian artists that made up "Der Blaue Reiter" had an amazing impact on the development of Expressionist art and, as a result, on modern art as a whole. This publication looks at the history of this group from the early artists' salons to its dissolution as a result of World War I. Richly illustrated with reproductions of iconic and lesser-known works as well as photographs of the artists, the book looks at the events and places considered the most formative to the movement, taking readers on the trail of the Blue Rider as they weathered intense criticism while inspiring dozens in their wake. The book considers many unresolved questions about the symbolism inherent in the group's paintings, and ends with an appreciation of the legacy these daring artists left behind. AUTHOR: Eckhard Hollmann is an art historian and the author of many books on art. ILLUSTRATIONS: 140 colour illustrations *

From its eye-popping cover to the last page, this collection of optical illusion, hyperrealism, and visual puns is a fun and fascinating exploration of five centuries of trompe l’oeil paintings. Each of the forty paintings in this book is presented twice—a first glimpse of the painting captures one reality, and then a subsequent view reveals the visual deception within. In this way readers are introduced to some of the tricks artists have skillfully and playfully deployed over the years to manipulate spatial perception. A Trick of the Eye includes examples of trompe l’oeil pieces from Renaissance masters such as van Eyck and Veronese to modern works by Rene Magritte and Duane Hanson, among many others. Engaging texts describe each work, but the real magic is in the illustrations, which offer an intriguing visual experience.

Paul Gauguin Images from the South Seas By Eckhard Hollmann Paul Gauguin (1848 –1903) continues exert an extraordinary fascination through both his life and his works. This exciting study focuses on the years from the artist ’s first journey to Tahiti in 1891 to his death in the South Pacific in 1903.