Libros

The American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) was one of the seminal artists of the second half of the twentieth century, with a complex oeuvre extending over six decades. His work brilliantly fused the legacy of American Abstract Expressionism with the intellectual rigor of classical European and (...)

Chronicles the efforts of the Hermitage staff to preserve priceless works of art during the 900 days of the Siege of Leningrad from 1941-1944.

With a career spanning more than sixty years, the renowned painter Gerhard Richter is one of the greatest artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book celebrates the artist's continued dedication to experimentation and innovation.The Abstract Pictures were created when Richter, a (...)

A contemporary view of the masterly works of Dieric Bouts Dieric Bouts (ca. 1410/20-75) is one of the most elusive figures in the history of Western art. Flemish primitive of the second generation, painter of silence such are the labels that are usually attributed to him. But was the Master of (...)

Designer et architecte français, Marc Held a été célébré dès les années 1960 pour son fauteuil Culbuto et un lit double en polyester pour Prisunic, avant d'être invité en 1983 parmi ceux qui allaient transformer les appartements de l'Elysée. Ayant choisi, en 1989, de vivre en Grèce, à Skopelos, (...)