MATISSE

By Gilles Neret

Matisse has often thrown the critics off track, not only by constantly suggesting revolutionary solutions under the guise of an apparently unthreatening classicism, but by constantly changing his technique, subject and theme. The merit of this book on Matisse is its visual insistence on this multiplicity in his work, clearly defining the course it took and making it easier to understand by showing that this diversity is nothing but the working out of a grand plan which turned the whole of modern art on its head.

256 pages, 396 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8644-0, hardcover, $69.95

MATISSE

By Gilles Neret

"I dream of an art of balance, of purity, of tranquility, without a worrying or unsettling subject... something rather like a good armchair ..."
Henri Matisse

256 pages, 396 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8644-0, hardcover, $69.95

VELAZQUEZ

By Jose Lopez-Rey (1905-1991)

This book is genuinely revolutionary, and will set many people's teeth on edge. In fad, according to this catalogue raisonne' which will become an international reference work, the entire body of work of the most famous painter of all time boils down to a total of 130 paintings. Vol. 1: Introduction to the life and work of the "painter of painters", also includes a large number of notes referring to accurate information and historical documents drawn upon for this book. Vol. II: Catalogue raisonn6, with explanatory notes based on the most modern scientific studies. It is complemented by a complete bibliography, an index of characters and subjects, and includes the location of the works.

2 Volume 620 pages, 600 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8657-2, hardcover, $139.95

VELAZQUEZ

By Jose Lopez-Rey (1905-1991)

"He's the painters' painter, he didn't astonish me, but he did delight me." Edouard Manet "That's what I have been after for so long, that firm yet melting impasto." Eugene Delacroix

2 Volume 620 pages, 600 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8657-2, hardcover, $139.95

HISTORY OF SCULPTURE 800 BC - TODAY 4 VOLUME SET

By Philippe Bruneau, Mario Torelli, Xavier Barral I Altet,
Georges Duby, Sophie Guillot de Saudiraut, Genevive Bresc-Bautier,
Bernard Ceysson, Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco, Francois Souchal,
Antionette Le Normand-Ruel, Anne Pingeot, Reinhold Hohl,
Jean-Luc Daval, Barbara Rose, Frierich Meschede.


The long-awaited standard work: 2,500 years of the history of sculpture, from the ancient to the modern

4 Volume 1208 pages, 2157 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 346 mm (9.84" x 13.38"), ISBN 3-8228-8556-8, 4 Volume Set Hardcover, $275.00

HISTORY OF SCULPTURE 800 BC - TODAY 4 VOLUME SET

"... aspires to be a definitive treatment. It is written so sensitively and so well that even readers already conversant with the subject will carry away valuable insights." Journal of Art
"... these pages open up avenues through this great art, which was and remains one of the main foundations of the history of mankind." L'oeil, Paris
"Text and illustrations form a remarkable whole, on a theme which has never been subjected to such a precise synthetic study." Beaux Art Magazine, Paris

4 Volume 1208 pages, 2157 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 346 mm (9.84" x 13.38"), ISBN 3-8228-8556-8, 4 Volume Set Hardcover, $275.00

HISTORY OF SCULPTURE 800 BC - TODAY 4 VOLUME SET

Volume I: Antiquity: The 8th century BC to the 5th century AD - Greek art, Etruscan sculptures and the world of the Romans
Volume II: The Middle Ages: The 5th to the 15th century - the Romanesque, Gothic, the liberal arts and Flamboyant style
Volume III: From the Renaissance to the Rococo, the 15th to the i8th century - the Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque and Rococo
Volume IV: Modern art: the i9th and 20th centuries - tradition and the break from it, Avant-garde, the German Empire,new techniques, Minimal art and Earthworks. Sculpture in dialogue with the town

4 Volume 1208 pages, 2157 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 346 mm (9.84" x 13.38"), ISBN 3-8228-8556-8, 4 Volume Set Hardcover, $275.00

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP

By Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.

Pictures from an age when eroticism was still innocent.

384 pages, 901 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8497-9, $69.95

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP

By Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.

Pin-up Art: an art form as American as Hopper and Pop Art.

384 pages, 901 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8497-9, $69.95

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP

By Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.

From the 30's to the 60's - they were carried around in every wallet, adorned the walls of every garage, and were stuck to the lockers of every soldier.

384 pages, 901 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8497-9, $69.95

THE GREAT AMERICAN PIN-UP

By Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel.

They Entertained generations and are still doing so today - sex appeal is immortal.

384 pages, 901 Illustrations in full colour, 240 x 316 mm (9.45" x 12.44"), ISBN 3-8228-8497-9, $69.95