Product Description: This publication celebrates for the first time the important creative collaboration between the artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) and his muse, the dancer Jane Avril (1868–1943). Avril was one of the stars of Moulin Rouge in the 1890s, and was nicknamed ‘La Mélinite’ after a form of explosive...read more

Product Description: Though he spent much of his career in his native France, Paul Cézanne (1839–1906)––a stylistic innovator who constantly struggled to perfect his art––played a hugely influential role in modernism worldwide. This handsome book is the first to focus on Cézanne’s works and reputation in Britain, where he was a key figure in the great debate about modernism that took place in the early years of the 20th century...read more

A lavishly illustrated overview of the life and career of Henri Rousseau furnishes reproductions of many of his remarkable paintings of lush plant and animal life, along with detailed insights into his work, an interview with the artist, and critical analysis of his exotic artistry and its influence.

Accompanied by more than four dozen full-color reproductions, a close-up look at the unusual artworks of the enigmatic Henri Rousseau offers a study of the artist's life, his unique style of painting, the themes of his work, and influence on modern-day art. Original.

Product Description: Henri Rousseau was the first naïve artist in the history of Western art to be recognized for his true worth. His paintings have now entered popular consciousness to such an extent that it is difficult to imagine how strongly they were resisted at the time...read more

Product Description: This is the first publication dedicated to the extraordinary series of paintings that Andre Derain produced at the height of his avant-garde notoriety, after being branded a Fauve or "wild beast" in Paris for his uncompromising use of pure color...read more