Salvador Dali: The Making of an Artist by Catherine Grenier (Flammarion: $75). This incisive book reveals the complex man behind the mustache, exploring his important role as one of the fathers of Surrealism, and in the evolution of 20th century art. Grenier’s book examines his work, his muses, his influences—and […]
Francis Bacon Five Decades edited by Anthony Bond (Prestel: $65). Disturbing, compelling, important, this book examines the work of this controversial British artist decade-by-decade, providing insights into the strange world of his personal life and his dark and his unique artistic vision. This new book demonstrates why, like him or […]
Everyday Roses by Paul Zimmerman (Taunton Press, $22.95). Noted rose-grower and breeder Paul Zimmerman de-mystifies the many new breeds of shrubs and climbers that are proliferating across the county, with expert advice on what to buy, how to grow and how to use these new roses in the landscape.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis edited by Lea van der Vinde (Prestel: $34.95). This beautiful book is edited by the Curator of the Mauritshuis, the Dutch Royal Picture Gallery in the Hague, one of the most beautiful museums in Europe. Visitors from around the […]
Inventing Abstraction: 1910-1925 by Leah Dickerson and others (Thames & Hudson/MoMA: $75). This invaluable and comprehensive new book by the Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art accompanies the landmark exhibit currently on view there. It examines the key artists, artworks, events and […]
Painting and Photography: 1839-1914 by Dominique De Font-Réaulx (Fammarion: $75). This new book examines the beginnings and evolution of the art of photography, its relation to classical painting, and the many controversies the new form engendered. Many genres, including landscapes and portraits, still lifes and nudes, are compared and contrasted […]
The Essential Cecil Beaton: Photographs 1920-1970 by Philippe Garner and David Alan Mellor (Schirmer/Mosel: $65). The 265 images in this beautiful book trace the flamboyant photographer’s high-low vision of the world, his strange self-positioning between the upper-classes of aristocrats and celebrities, the milieu of international, British and Hollywood royalty, to […]
Audubon’s Aviary: The Original Watercolors for the Birds Of America edited by Roberta J.M. Olson (Skira Rizzoli, $85.) This gorgeous edition is a must-have for lovers of birds, art or Americana. All 435 of the great naturalist’s original sketches are included. This book reproduces the entire collection of the New […]