Dolls' Houses have fascinated children and adults for centuries. This delightful book, revised and now presented in hardback with a new foreword by artist Rachel Whiteread, explores the astonishing skill and craftsmanship required to create these miniature homes.

A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture

The second book in the popular 'Do More Art' series explores the myriad creative possibilities of working with acrylic. Fans of this artistic powerhouse will discover everything from basic painting techniques to more creative applications, such as pouring, marbling and working with acrylic spray paint and markers.

Examples by some of the world's greatest contemporary artists will demonstrate many of the techniques and ideas, providing plenty of creative inspiration. With its contemporary aes...

Quotes from Van Gogh's letters and his lesser known images, extracted from the Van Gogh Museum collection, illustrate beautifully Van Gogh’s artistic development, and his search for a deeper sense of belonging and fulfillment in life.

Um 1900 entdeckten Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz und ihre Zeitgenossen die gotische Kunst als kraftvolle Inspirationsquelle für ihre eigene Arbeit. Ihre Begeisterung für Werke aus den deutschen Landen und Nordeuropa setzte Energien für kreative Experimente einer modernen Kunst jenseits aller Nationalgrenzen frei und beschwor so eine neue "gotische Moderne" herauf.Was macht gotische Kunst aus dem 12. bis 15. Jahrhundert modern? Mit dieser Frage befasst sich das reich illustrierte Buch am Be...

Offers an overview on the development of British painting in the eighteenth century, which anticipated themes, and techniques that later became paradigms of modernity. This book focuses on the English context at a time when the growth of artistic standing was accompanied by the country's conquest of hegemony on a political and economic plane.

Als er iemand een wereldburger was, dan was het de kunstenaar Paul Gauguin. Hij reisde over alle wereldzeeën naar Frankrijk, Denemarken, Panama, Martinique, Nieuw-Zeeland, Tahiti en Hiva Oa, het Frans-Polynesische eiland in de Stille Zuidzee. Pas na zijn dood werd hij wereldberoemd met zijn krachtige en kleurrijke schilderijen.

In De Grote Gauguin Atlas volgen we deze fascinerende kunstenaar niet alleen naar al die plekken op de wereldbol waar hij zijn meesterwerken maakte, we reizen ook ...