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This title is a Taschen 25 - Special edition! It deals with the topic of the innocence of the eye. As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned - this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer. John Ruskin, Turner's uncompr..

The Blaue Reiter is a Modernist Utopia. The Blaue Reiter ('Blue Rider') group of artists was formed in Munich in 1911 on the initiative of two leading artists of Modernism: Wassily Kandinsky, the pioneer of purely abstract painting, and Franz Marc, the creator of mysterious, abstracted animal pictur..

Shooting to international superstardom as a runway model for Victoria's Secret and a cover model for Sports Illustrated's coveted Swimsuit edition, Heidi Klum is no stranger to success. Gifted with sizzling looks and a dynamic peronality, this German-born beauty is one of the More...most recogni..

A reflection of the customs, ideas, and aspirations of the time via still lifes The still life, the most primordial of painting subjects, had its peak between the late Middle Ages and the 17th century. In this book, Norbert Schneider explores the still life's insights into changes of mentality and p..

Bigger Is Better: The Ultimate Tom of FinlandExtra-oversized for maximum pleasureIn 1998, TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Touko Laaksonen with The Art of Pleasure. Prior to that, Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, enjoyed an intense cult following in the interna..

“Cet ouvrage, enrichi d'un texte d'Andr? Breton, et d'?clairages ?rudits des deux auteurs, r?v?le des images m?connues.” - 60 millions de consommateurs, Paris A comprehensive overview of the life and work of the groundbreaking artist Man Ray (1890-1976) who broke down the boundaries between photogra..

A reprint of Dezallier's majestic 18th century conchological engravings Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville (1680–1765) was a French courtier, intellectual and amateur natural historian. Fascinated by seashells, he authored one of his era's most lavish books, dedicate to the rarest and most beauti..

The masters of abstractionWith roots in early Cubism and Futurism and reaching maturity in Op art and Minimalism, Abstract Art encompasses all forms of non-figurative expression. This book explores the diverse ways artists from the early 20th century, beginning with Kandinsky, through the 1960s ..

Colourful dreams and tales - Chagall's world full of everyday miracles The Belarusian painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is widely regarded as epitomizing the "painter as poet". The worldwide admiration he commanded remains unparalleled by any artist of the century. Chagall's paintings, steeped in myt..

100 artists who epitomize the contemporary art sceneKey figures on the avant-garde horizonThis special two-volume edition features 100 of the most exciting artists from TASCHEN's seminal Art at the Turn of the Millennium and the renowned Art Now! series - gathered in a comprehensive survey o..

Picture this: emergent styles in illustrationToday’s most exciting illustrators, from A to ZThe Illustration Now! series continually brings you groundbreaking work by the world's most exciting illustrators. A fascinating mix of established master draftsmen and neophytes, working in a vast ra..

The Golden Age of bad girls Gun-toting femme fatales caught in the action! Follows the evolution and devolution of this distinctly American genre from 1924 to 1969 At the height of the Jazz Age, when Prohibition was turning ordinary citizens into criminals and ordinary criminals into celebrities, Am..