Product Description: This work traces the artists and photographers who—whether fascinated or repelled by prostitution in all its forms—captured the realities and fantasies of this ambiguous world. From the scandalous Olympia by Manet to Degas’s The Absinthe Drinker, from Toulouse-Lautrec and Munch’s forays into brothels to the bold figures and caricature portraits of Rouault, van Dongen, and Picasso, this book foregrounds how the shadowy domain of prostitution played a central role in the development of modern painting...read more

Product Description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A stunning collection of reproductions of some of the artist's major works sets the paintings of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec within the context of the art scene of Montmartre, from 1885 to 1901, featuring a selection of paintings, drawings, prints, and posters capturing Montmartre subjects, as well as incisive essays on the artist, his work, the members of his circle, and his influence.

A compelling study of the pioneering art of the late nineteenth century explores the dramatic influence of Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on artists on both sides of the English Channel, revealing their bohemian views of the urban life of the period in their works and in works by others, including Whistler, Bonnard, Tissot, and Vuillard.

Product Description: The Impressionists are world renowned for their vibrant depictions of the atmospheric effects and shimmering beauty of the French countryside. These paintings, often produced in Paris, found an enthusiastic market in the city. The inhabitants of that hub of modernity had an apparently paradoxical interest in the mythologies of rural living...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In today's economy, being innovative is the best way to keep ahead of the game. "Non-Stop Creativity and Innovation" is a lively, easy-to-use guide to unlocking your creative potential, thinking 'out of the box' and making new ideas really happen...read more

Product Description: Theo van Gogh, Vincent's younger brother, was an influential art dealer working in Paris in the 1880s. Artists and collectors respected him for his insight and integrity, Vincent spoke of his brother's humanity, and Paul Gauguin described Theo's death as an irretrievable loss...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Dozens of reproductions highlight the work of Parisian avant-garde artists of the late 1880s and early 1890s, including Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard, and Georges Seurat, providing a fresh look at this influential generation of artists and the impact of their work on the development of modern art. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally published: London: John Major and Robert Jennings, 1829. xxxii, 612 pp. Each page is bordered with an elaborate "embellishment." An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: to which are added, the Great Charter in Latin and English, the charters of liberties and confirmations, granted by Henry III and Edward I, the original Charter of the forests, and various authentic instruments connected with them: Explanatory Notes on their Several Privileges; A Descriptive Account of the Principal Originals and Editions Extant, Both in Print and Manuscript; and Other Illustrations, Derived from the Most Interesting and Authentic Sources...read more

Product Description: Towards the end of the 19th century, printmaking exploded with creative energy in France. Prints Abound should fascinate art lovers, collectors, historians and anyone interested in an important period of French culture. This book explores the artistic, economic, commercial and cultural circumstances of 1890s Paris, and covers artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gaugin and Odilon Redon...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Towards the end of the 19th century, printmaking exploded with creative energy in France. Prints Abound should fascinate art lovers, collectors, historians and anyone interested in an important period of French culture. This book explores the artistic, economic, commercial and cultural circumstances of 1890s Paris, and covers artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gaugin and Odilon Redon...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Exploring the derivatives market and its key players: the greed, the risk, the drama, madness, amazing personalities, war stories, colossal bonuses and the terrible losses, Thomsom reveals how the financial world is living on the edge of an apocalypse waiting to happen.

Product Description: This collection of essays explores a fascinating subject during a key period: the painting of landscape in France between 1870 and 1914, the years in which modern art took shape. Posing challenging questions, the distinguished contributors throw light on how representing the land acted as a vehicle for developing modern styles of painting, conveyed ideas about contemporary society, and was used by artists to mold the image of themselves...read more

Product Description: When Seurat first exhibited his Bathers at Asni_res in 1884, it perplexed but fascinated the few critics who noticed it. Today the picture is one of the most famous and popular works in the world. Yet the extraordinary appeal of this painting is not easily defined...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Degas's pastel Waiting (L'Attente) is an extraordinary object in its craftsmanship and color, as well as in the emotional pull it exerts upon the viewer. But in addition to these, which we expect from a great work of art, Waiting also has an aura of ambiguity and even mystery...read more

Product Description: The world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was inhabited by denizens of the street and night life of fin-de-siecle Paris - with its dance halls, bars, brothels and circuses. Portraying this world in his paintings, drawings , posters and prints, Lautrec created a vibrant body of art that earned him lasting renown...read more

Product Description: This illustrated monograph throws new light on the meaning and imagery of Seurat's paintings. The usual account of Seurat lays most stress on technical and formal aspects of his work. While accepting their importance, Richard Thomson seeks to redress the balance by providing a sustained analysis of Seurat's imagery and situating his work within the fluctuating intellectual and social currents of the day...read more

An exhibition catalog discusses how Pissarro's work was influenced not only by Impressionism but also by his anarchist ideal of a classless society based on agricultural labor

Gathers Degas paintings, pastels, drawings, prints, and sculptures, discusses his approach to the nude, and identifies themes in his work

Examines Degas's working methods, including planning, alterations, and final painting, and explains why he felt repetition was important to his work