Product Description: This beautifully illustrated book features fifty of Lucian Freud's portraits and figure paintings, offering an excellent introduction to the work of one of the most innovative figurative artists of the 20th century. Arranged chronologically and ranging over seven decades, from the early 1940s to Freud's death in July of 2011, the book features Freud's portraits of subjects including Kitty Garman and Lady Caroline Blackwood, both of whom were married to the artist; his mother, Lucie Freud; friends and colleagues Martin Gayford and David Hockney; and more formal portraits of subjects including Andrew Parker Bowles and Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza...read more

Product Description: In recent years renowned artist David Hockney has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Although his passionate interest in new technologies has led him to develop a virtuosic drawing technique on the iPad, he has also traveled outdoors with a traditional sketchbook, an invaluable tool as he works quickly to capture the changing light and fleeting effects of the weather...read more

Product Description: Reprinted for the first time since its original publication in 1969, David Hockney’s illustrations for the tales of the Brothers Grimm are like no other version. Although inspired by earlier illustrators of the tales, including Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, Hockney’s extraordinary etchings reimagine these strange and supernatural stories for a modern audience, capturing their distinctive atmosphere in a style that is recognizably the artist’s own...read more

Product Description: David Hockney—one of the most celebrated pop artists of all time—offers a fascinating and articulate investigation of the art world in this impressive critical review. Hockney and his work have long been the subjects of controversy and critical debate, and he remains one of the century’s most relentlessly dedicated, versatile, and original painters...read more

A revised edition of the influential artist's controversial analysis of alleged technologies used by such masters as Caravaggio, Vel zquez, and da Vinci presents a case that they used mirrors and lenses to create highly detailed and realistic works of art. Reprint.

An engaging collection of paintings and drawings by David Hockney of his canine companions, dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie, celebrates the age-old bonds between humans and their dogs. Reprint.

Product Description: A delightful, richly illustrated history of an aristocratic family—of dachshunds. With a lineage stretching back as far as the first century AD, few families can lay claim to a history as illustrious and colorful as that of Flower, the tail end of the Tekelden line, for whom Dawnay wrote and illustrated this one-of-a-kind book, “in an almost certainly vain hope that the history of his ancestors will teach Flower to improve...read more

A republication of a classic work by the popular modern artist follows his exploration of numerous artistic mediums, from painting and computer art to photography and printmaking, explaining his experimentation with ways of seeing as well as his philosophies about how art can alter one's perception of the world. Reprint.

A richly illlustrated retrospective of the full range of paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, and photography by the seminal artist features 375 full-color reproductions that chronicle the artistic evolution and diversity of Hockney's work, accompanied by commentary by the artist and critical analyses of Hockney's artistic accomplishments and influence.

Product Description: The Royal Academy's popular Summer Exhibition has been an annual event since 1769. Today, around 1,000 works are selected each year from more than 10,000 entries by some 5,000 artists. The exhibition, which includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, architectural design, and models, continues to be the largest open exhibition in the U...read more

Product Description: "Icons and Legends" spans the career of American photographer Michael Childers, including many photographs that are published for the first time. Childers was one of the founding photographers for Andy Warhol's magazine "Interview"; he photographed magazine covers for "Elle", "Life" and "Vogue"; and he worked as a special photographer for films and London National Theatre productions...read more

Product Description: If family is often considered the backbone of civilization, it has undergone serious rethinking over the past few decades. Most disciplines, from sociology to psychotherapy to economics, have had their turn at analyzing, theorizing and representing the family in all its many forms...read more

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Over three hundred fifty of Brandt's photographs are assembled in this comprehensive look at some of his most famous pictures (view table of contents)

Product Description: The second half of the 20th century has seen British artists, architects and designers assuming a central role on the world stage. In the years after the war, the young began to challenge accepted artistic values, looking at popular culture for their inspiration...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Artistic production in L.A., while certainly influenced by the international currents which have defined New York, has always retained a distinct affinity. Sunshine & Noir takes an indepth look at the art and the artists that define art in L.A. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Young design partners Peter Stamberg and Paul Aferiat combine modernist architecture with vibrant primary hues, sensuous materials, sculptural walls, and classic modern furniture. The firm's first monograph presents 20 buildings and projects as well as commentary...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The relationship between art and life has been of overriding importance in the work of David Hockney. This study traces these connections from the beginning of the artist's career in the early 1960s through to the more recent works that have contributed to Hockney's international reputation...read more

Product Description: An innovative collection of 207 extraordinary posters, including Hockney's renowned opera set designs, paintings, etchings, and photo-collages. A full-color index catalogs each poster in miniature, accompanied by a caption that details the name and date of the event it commemorates, the title of the work, the year of creation, and the location or exhibit site of the poster...read more

The authors describe their experiences traveling in China and share their impressions of the Chinese people and culture