Providing intimate insight into life in a French château, this volume takes readers on an insider's tour of the Château du Lude, a private residence that features its original decorative interiors.Nestled in the idyllic Loire Valley, the Château du Lude is one of the most historic châteaus in (...)
The paintings of Frédéric Bazille (1841 1870) were rediscovered after the turn of the century by art critics and curators who accredited the artist as an important pioneer in the development of impressionism. Tracing his artistic career from its inception?including his links to Manet, Monet, (...)
From high-society balls and fashion shoots to portraits of artists and scenes from urban life in France, this handsome volume which features an open spine binding so that it lays flat to show off the photographs to their best advantage showcases Doisneau's best photographs for Vogue (...)
Through works of art, photographs, and writings, this volume explores Picasso's fascination with tribal art and the influences he repeatedly drew upon for his own oeuvre. African art? I don't know it. With this provocative tone, Picasso tried to deny his relationship with art from outside of (...)
This comprehensive volume examines the little-known relationship both artistic and personal between two of the greatest avant-garde artists of the twentieth century.Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti, each in their own way, deeply disrupted existing artistic codes and pushed the barriers of (...)
Dans la vallée du Loir se dresse le château du Lude, forteresse médiévale sertie entre ses tours crénelées. Mais au Lude, l'histoire ne s'est pas arrêtée au Moyen Âge : cinq siècles ont façonné ce château pour lui donner l'allure d'un palais à l'image de la puissance de ses occupants et de la (...)