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From a widely celebrated artist, this dazzling book takes readers on a profound journey into the heart of creativity   When Makoto Fujimura painted as a child, he felt a mysterious …

A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world   “[Petropoulos] brings Lohse into sharper focus, as a personality and axis point from …

A revealing exploration of Edward Hopper’s inspired relationship to New York City through his paintings, drawings, prints, and never-before-published archival materials This …

A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today  Art can help us see the world differently or understand …

An exploration of how the name of Liberty became synonymous with Aestheticism and the English Art Nouveau Movement, and its role in shaping contemporary late nineteenth- and early …

A sweeping retrospective exploring the oeuvre of an incandescent artist, revealing the ways that Mitchell expanded painting beyond Abstract Expressionism as well as the …

An introduction to the design, production and use of luxury embroideries in medieval England (c. 1200–1530) In medieval Europe, embroidered textiles were indispensable symbols of …

From Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has …

A landmark retrospective on the Art Deco painter exploring her intersectional identities   Tamara de Lempicka (1894–1980), the “Baroness with a Brush,” is often cast as one of Art …

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing in the Regency seen through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writings This lively …